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Equity and Choice: An Essay in Economics and Applied Philosophy
de Le Grand, Julian
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa blanda
- Estado
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0043500668
- ISBN 13
- 9780043500668
- Librería
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1991. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. This is the original HarperCollins Academic edition of the book later reprinted by Routledge (with the same ISBN); this book explores the concept of an equitable distribution of resources; it examines the principle interpretations of equity used by economists and political philosophers and argues that none captures the essence of the term as well as an alternative conception relating equity to the existence of individual choice; it shows that this conception is not only well-grounded philosophically but also directly relevant to distributional policy; the theoretical argument is complemented by detailed discussion of the application of the central idea to specific policy areas; it also includes chapters on the trade-off between equity and efficiencty, and on the incorporation of equity considerations into the measurement of changes in economic welfare (blue cover with white lettering, one corner creased; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy)
Sinopsis
Equity and Choice offers a new answer to an age-old problem: the meaning of a just or equitable distribution of resources. Julian Le Grand examines the principal interpretations of equity used by economists and political philosophers, and argues that none captures the essence of the term as well as an alternative conception relating equity to the existence or otherwise of individual choice. He shows that this conception is not only philosophically well-grounded but is also directly relevant to key areas of distributional policy. The theoretical argument is complemented by detailed discussion of the application of the central idea to specific areas of policy, including the distribution of health and health care, central government grants to local governments and the measurement of income for tax purposes. The book also includes chapters on the elusive trade-off between equity and efficiency, and on the incorporation of equity considerations into the measurement of changes in economic welfare. Equity and Choice is written by an economist, but is intended for political philosophers and social policy analysts as well as economists. Hence the key chapters are written in a non-technical fashion, with specialized material relegated to appendices. This book is a unique combination of philosophical, economic and policy analysis and represents a major contribution in all three areas.
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- Librería
- House of Our Own Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003819
- Título
- Equity and Choice: An Essay in Economics and Applied Philosophy
- Autor
- Le Grand, Julian
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade Paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 0043500668
- ISBN 13
- 9780043500668
- Editorial
- HarperCollins
- Lugar de publicación
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación
- 1991
- Palabras clave
- NOAMZ
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