Subjectivity in political economy : essays on wanting and choosing

Author(s)

• Levine, David P.

Bibliographic Information

Subjectivity in political economy : essays on wanting and choosing

David P. Levine

（Routledge frontiers of political economy, 18）

Routledge, 1998

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book explores the way political economy understands human motivation. In it, the author argues that the assumptions typically made by economists regarding want and choice cannot adequately lay a foundation for answering important questions about the design of economic institutions and the appropriate use of markets. This volume offers an exciting and unusual contribution to political economy, offering a novel integration of the insights of political economy, philosophy, and psychology, applying them to vital foundational issues in political economy.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
• Chapter 2 SUBSISTENCE
• Chapter 3 SELF-SEEKING AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
• Chapter 4 KNOWING AND ACTING
• Chapter 5 WANTING AND CHOOSING
• Chapter 6 NORMATIVE CONSIDERATIONS
• NOTES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA34688921
• ISBN:
  • 0415166616
• LCCN: 97023783
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: vii, 147 p.
• Classification:
  • LCC : HB74.P8
  • DC21 : 330/.01/9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economics -- Psychological aspects
  • LCSH : Consumer behavior
  • LCSH : Self-interest
  • LCSH : Need (Philosophy)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA26291026