Social Economics: Retrospect and Prospect

At the very heart of the conception of the present volume lies the conviction that social economics is a highly pluralistic discipline, inspired and enriched by several often radically different world views, Schumpeterian visions, and at times even quite antagonistic social doctrines. Yet, in spite...

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Other Authors: Lutz, Mark A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1990, 1990
Edition:1st ed. 1990
Series:Recent Economic Thought
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I: Social Economics in Historical Perspective
  • 1. Social Economics: The First 200 Years
  • 2. Evolution of Social Economics in America
  • II: The Fabric of Contemporary Social Economics
  • A. The Three Traditional Strands
  • 3. Catholic Social Economics: A Response to Certain Problems, Errors, and Abuses of the Modern Age
  • 4. The Institutionalist Approach to Social Economics
  • 5. Social Economics: A Socialist Perspective
  • B. Recognizing Another Strand
  • 6. Toward a Deontological Socioeconomics
  • 7. Social Economics in the Humanistic Tradition
  • C. A Comparative Evaluation
  • 8. Four Strands of Social Economics: A Comparative Interpretation
  • III: Basic Applications of Social Economics
  • 9. Understanding the Welfare State: The Significance of Social Economics
  • 10. Problems of the Welfare State
  • 11. The Corporation as a Democratic Social Institution
  • IV: Conclusion: The Prospect for Social Economics
  • 12. Science, Self-Correction and Values: From Peirce to Institutionalism
  • 13. An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Social Economics