Moral Dimension: Toward a New EconomicsBlending elements of psychology, philosophy, and sociology with economics, Etzioni presents a bold new vision of the social sciences - one which proposes that broader moral, social and political concerns modify economic behaviour and shape individual decision-making. In establishing the necessitary of moral and social considerations in economic behaviour, he provides a provocative new framework for a more comprehensive, ethical and realistic approach to the social sciences today. |
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... change these over time , but at any one point in time are largely subject to them . ) These structures , in part , reflect shared values , and in part , power . Followers of the neoclassical paradigm assume that firms and other economic ...
... change these over time , but at any one point in time are largely subject to them . ) These structures , in part , reflect shared values , and in part , power . Followers of the neoclassical paradigm assume that firms and other economic ...
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... change . Three basic changes are made concerning what people are after , how they choose their ways , and who is doing the choosing . Where the neoclassical assumption is that people seek to maximize one utility ( whether it is pleasure ...
... change . Three basic changes are made concerning what people are after , how they choose their ways , and who is doing the choosing . Where the neoclassical assumption is that people seek to maximize one utility ( whether it is pleasure ...
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... change the society to be more " theirs . " Hence , while any particular societal structure may be viewed by some as imposed , society in principle is ours and part of us . ) While it is possible to think abstractly about individuals ...
... change the society to be more " theirs . " Hence , while any particular societal structure may be viewed by some as imposed , society in principle is ours and part of us . ) While it is possible to think abstractly about individuals ...
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... changes in the environment ( in inputs or in constraints ) rather than to internal processes or structures . In contrast , the I & We paradigm assumes that individuals experience perpetual inner tension generated by con- flicts among ...
... changes in the environment ( in inputs or in constraints ) rather than to internal processes or structures . In contrast , the I & We paradigm assumes that individuals experience perpetual inner tension generated by con- flicts among ...
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... changes in all other prices and “ compensate ” for the loss in across - the- board buying power . Even when this is attempted , under the extremely simplified and controlled conditions of experiments with rats , which are free to choose ...
... changes in all other prices and “ compensate ” for the loss in across - the- board buying power . Even when this is attempted , under the extremely simplified and controlled conditions of experiments with rats , which are free to choose ...
Contents
| 21 | |
Substantive Differences Moral Not Equal Pleasure | 36 |
Some Evidence People Act Unselfishly | 51 |
The Irreducibility of Moral Behavior | 67 |
BEYOND RATIONALISM THE ROLE | 89 |
NormativeAffective Factors | 114 |
Chapter | 136 |
Thoughtless Rationality Rules of Thumb | 166 |
OF COMMUNITY AND POWER | 181 |
Encapsulated Competition | 199 |
Political Power and IntraMarket Relations | 217 |
114 | 237 |
136 | 295 |
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