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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... consumer sovereignty and the tendency of neoclassical economists to dis- regard the role of class , power , and societal structures . Typical neoclassi- cists argue that people know best what is best for them , and hence should not be ...
... consumer sovereignty and the tendency of neoclassical economists to dis- regard the role of class , power , and societal structures . Typical neoclassi- cists argue that people know best what is best for them , and hence should not be ...
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... consumer is a satisfaction maximizer , i.e. , he is a rational egoist ... This assumption is so obviously contrary to fact that economists have turned it into a tautology . Any con- sumer behavior is by definition an attempt to maximize ...
... consumer is a satisfaction maximizer , i.e. , he is a rational egoist ... This assumption is so obviously contrary to fact that economists have turned it into a tautology . Any con- sumer behavior is by definition an attempt to maximize ...
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... consumers allocate their income among alternative goods to begin with . Such explanations are necessary because people change their preferences as the constraints under which they " im- plement " them change . Hence , changes in ...
... consumers allocate their income among alternative goods to begin with . Such explanations are necessary because people change their preferences as the constraints under which they " im- plement " them change . Hence , changes in ...
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Contents
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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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