Download or read book An Economic Philosophy of Production Work and Consumption written by Rodney Edvinsson and published by . This book was released on 2022-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Economic Philosophy of Production, Work and Consumption presents a new transhistorical framework of defining production, work and consumption. It shows that they all share the common feature of intentional physical transformation of something external to the agent, at some point in time. The book opens with a discussion of various theoretical traditions within economics, spanning mainstream and heterodox perspectives, and problems with production definitions in use today. Next, the author outlines various definitions in a more formal manner and provides a discussion on measurement and the production boundary. Finally, the volume applies the new conceptual framework to various historical cases and discusses the future of production, work and consumption. This essential volume will be of interest to scholars of economic philosophy and methodology, the history of economic thought, economic history and national accounting. Rodney Edvinsson is Professor of Economic History at Stockholm University, Sweden"--

Download or read book An Economic Philosophy of Production Work and Consumption written by Rodney Edvinsson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Economic Philosophy of Production, Work and Consumption presents a new transhistorical framework of defining production, work and consumption. It shows that they all share the common feature of intentional physical transformation of something external to the agent, at some point in time. The book opens with a discussion of various theoretical traditions within economics, spanning mainstream and heterodox perspectives, and problems with production definitions in use today. Next, the author outlines various definitions in a more formal manner and provides a discussion on measurement and the production boundary. Unproductive work is redefined as socially reproductive, i.e. such that would not be performed on a Robinson Crusoe Island. Finally, the volume applies the new conceptual framework to various historical cases and discusses the future of production, work and consumption. This essential volume will be of interest to scholars of economic philosophy and methodology, the history of economic thought, economic history and national accounting.

Download or read book Rousseau s Economic Philosophy written by Bertil Fridén and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An increasing body of literature concerns the economics of those highly appreciated qualities of life that are not easily provided by market exchange. Today these problems are visible as never before, for example environmental problems. But already at the dawn of industrial society the problem had been observed by Rousseau. His statements on the economy claim to take these problems into account with due importance. In this way his economic philosophy concerns a different domain of the economy from, for example, Adam Smith's work. Rousseau's philosophy attempts to consider phenomena later labeled information asymmetries and information costs, bargaining, collective good problems. Some of Rousseau's most puzzling social proposals (on theater, women, music, etc.) can be explained by his well-argued conviction that an optimal economy demands a high social morale, a communicative morale. He proposes an economic philosophy for the most important properties of richness - such as experiencing the unique, and being free although dependent on others (empowerment). It is for the adult capable of true deliberation, not for the trifle of the innocent child. He develops a concept of richness that is close to the Aristotelian capability-concept, later explored by Amartya Sen. Rousseau's economic philosophy has not been treated in a monograph before. The book should be rewarding to those interested in social theory, the history of social and economic thought, problems at the margins of market exchange, e.g. cultural economics, environmental economics, students of Rousseau and the thought of the 18th century, welfare economic theory in the direction of Arrow or Sen, and Poanyi's and others' theses about the transition from selfsufficiency to market.

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Download or read book Philosophy of Economics written by W. Stegmüller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume consists of essays from a colloquium about "philosophy of economics" held at the·University of l1unich in July, 1981. They are contributions to an enterprise which in some respects is long-standing and in other respects is new. The long-standing enterprise is to somehow establish decision theory and its kindred disciplines as the basis of economic theory from which its other parts might be shown to follow. The new enterprise is to apply (some of) the latest methods of phi. losophy of science to economic theory. By "philosophy of science" we do not mean h:istory of science and the like; rather we mean a reconstructive proce dure which clarifies and deepens the understanding of the science under investigation. By "the latest methods" we refer to the structuralist view which has emerged in the last fifteen years, and which has been success fully applied most notably to physical theories. Economics being rather like a stepchild of a reconstructivist philo sophy of science, we think much of the interest of this volume to lie just in its attending to the newer enterprise_ We are happy to have brought together at the colloquium some of the few philosophers of scien ce working in. this field who share this common goal, and we hope that their essays will stimulate further work. -The contributions to the long-standing enterprise, though perhaps not as urgent, are no less valuable.

Download or read book The Principles of Economical Philosophy written by Henry Dunning Macleod and published by . This book was released on 1872 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Theory of Prosperity written by Simon N. Patten and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theory of Prosperity may be regarded as a fusion of the economic philosophy which the author summarized in his Dynamic Economics with the results of the studies in social psychology presented in The Theory of Social Forces and The Development of English Thought. But such a characterization is only partly true. Professor Patten has a well earned reputation for originality, which his latest work will not diminish. In fact, there is an element of unexpectedness in Professor Patten's developments of his own theories which adds to the interest of any new work coming from his hand. The two general divisions of the book treat of "Income as Determined by Existing Conditions," and "Income as Determined by Heredity." "Economic forces rise out of existing conditions and exert an influence on the present race of men. Past environments influence through heredity, morals and traditions." It is the first of these two general divisions which is of greater interest to the economist. Professor Patten believes that the traditional classification of income as wages, rent, and profits has outlived its usefulness, since the recipients of these three forms of income no longer constitute distinct social classes. "These shares, instead of being distinct funds, are the bases of three viewpoints from which income may be regarded." Accordingly, the three chapters forming the first division of the book are entitled "Work and Pay," "Monopoly Advantage," and "Investments." In the first chapter are presented the ideas of cost, sacrifice, expense, producer's surplus, consumer's surplus, utility, and value with which readers of Professor Patten's earlier works are familiar. New emphasis, however, is given to the idea that production and consumption cannot be balanced against each other and measured in terms of pleasure and pain. The effort of production is not necessarily, nor even normally, painful. Consumption should give a surplus of energy to be used in production. A painless and perpetual round of "production, consumption, rest, revival of energy, and renewed production" is thus possible. Pain arises only when the working day is extended beyond the normal, or when surplus energy is wasted. Labor is thought to be disagreeable only because of historical associations of servility. Many readers, however, will place an interrogation point after the statement that " it is not correct to count the social penalties imposed on workers among costs." Having endeavored to show that costs have little to do with fixing the rate of wages, Professor Patten develops a new theory of wages, based on the option which the best laborers in each group have of remaining where they are or entering another group. "The movement from industry to industry that holds up the rate of wages is among the strong of each group." Although his particular conclusions may not find ready acceptance, there can be no doubt that Professor Patten has rendered a service in emphasizing the looseness with which the pleasure and pain formula, as ordinarily used, fits the facts of economic life. In the chapter on "Monopoly Advantage" Professor Patten takes exception to the idea that marginal cost has anything to do with price. Approaching the subject, characteristically, from the side of consumption, he finds that rising prices are limited by the consumers' power of substitution. -The Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 11

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Download or read book The Origin of Economic Ideas written by Guy Routh and published by Springer. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated version of the classic economics textbook, revised to include current developments in the field. It traces the development of modern economics and assesses the work of many famous theorists. A chronology of the principal works of all economists mentioned in the text is included.

Download or read book Philosophy of Economics written by Oliver Schlaudt and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy of Economics: A Heterodox Introduction provides an introduction to the philosophy of economics through the prism of heterodoxy. Heterodox economics covers a range of approaches and schools of thought but what they have as a common denominator is the conviction that economic phenomena cannot be understood, and thus must not be studied, in isolation from their relevant context. Conversely, the current form of neoclassical economics emerged from the conviction that there is something like economic rationality sui generis which can be treated independently from all other aspects of our world, social or natural. Heterodox approaches challenge this conviction, from a variety of angles: the economic actor is not isolated, but lives in society which shapes him; market goods are only one kind of goods among others, constituting a larger set with ambiguous and shifting inner frontiers; production of goods takes place within nature, is subjected to physical laws and induces in most cases ecologically problematic fluxes of matter (e.g. waste); finally, the whole economic process in general is not in equilibrium, but shows secular trends through which it is connected to the historical world. This book demonstrates the vitality of these heterodox challenges from a philosophical point of view because not only do they formulate new hypotheses within economics, but they challenge economic theory on a much more fundamental level: how is the economy situated in the world, and which are the right methods for its investigation? This book is an ideal introduction for anyone seeking alternative or critical perspectives on the philosophy of economics and economic theory.

Download or read book Principles of Political Economy and Taxation written by David Ricardo and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There can be no rise in the value of labor without a fall of profits. If the corn is to be divided between the farmer and the laborer, the larger the proportion that is given to the latter the less will remain for the former -from "On Value" Friend to, colleague of, and influence on the likes of James Mill, Jeremy Bentham, and Thomas Malthus, revolutionary British writer DAVID RICARDO (1772-1823) was one of the foundational thinkers of classical economics, developing theories of rent, wages, profits, value, and labor that continue to dramatically impact economic philosophy today. Principles of Political Economy and Taxation, first published in 1817, is his major work. Here, he introduces the concept of comparative advantage, explores the impact of taxes, examines the effects of accumulation of profits and interest, discusses trade, currency, and banks, and much more. ALSO FROM COSIMO: Ricardo's Classics of Economics: The High Price of Bullion and An Essay on Profits