What people want : the concept of utility from Bentham to game theory

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What people want : the concept of utility from Bentham to game theory

Don Ross

University of Cape Town Press, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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This guide takes the reader on an intriguing journey to trace the origins of political economy - a phrase that recently came back into vogue as economists and political and moral philosophers rediscovered shared concerns.

Table of Contents

  • Part One - Foundation of Utility Theory: The Concept of Utility and the birth of economics
  • Part Two - Utility and welfare economics
  • Equilibrium in a political economy
  • Bentham's problem solved, unsolved or dissolved?

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