Essays in Socio-Economics

These essays deal with various aspects of a new, rising field, socio­ economics. The field is seeking to combine the variables studied by neoclassical economists with those typically studied by other social sciences. The combination is expected to provide a better understanding of economic behavior...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Etzioni, Amitai
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Ethical Economy, Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Voluntary Simplicity: Characterization, Select Psychological Implications, and Societal Consequences
  • 2: A Communitarian Note on Stakeholder Theory
  • 3: Opening the Preferences: A Socio-Economic Research Agenda
  • 4: The Case for a Multiple-Utility Conception
  • 5: Normative-Affective Factors: Toward a New Decision-Making Model
  • 6: Mixed-Scanning Revisted
  • 7: Making Policy for Complex Systems: A Medical Model for Economics
  • 8: The Mapping of Man
  • 9: Whose Morality? Which Community? What Interests? Socio-Economic and Communitarian Perspectives