Welfare economics is a branch of economics using microeconomic
techniques to simultaneously determine the efficiency of the
overall economy and the income distribution consequences associated
with it. As a British economist best known for his work in many
fields and particularly in welfare economics, Pigou attended the
prestigious Harrow School and was a graduate of King's College,
Cambridge, where he studied under Alfred Marshall, famously known
as the creator of "The Marshall Plan." Here in The Economics of
Welfare, Pigou asserts that individuals are the best judges of
their own welfare, that people will prefer greater welfare to less
welfare, and that welfare can be adequately measured either in
monetary terms or as a relative preference. Scholars and students
of both economics and welfare policy will find Pigou's work a
significant contribution to current debates on welfare policy
directions. Included in Volume II: "The National Dividend and
Labour" and "The Distribution of the National Dividend." ALSO
AVAILABLE AT COSIMO CLASSICS: The Economics of Welfare: Volume I
ARTHUR CECIL PIGOU (1877-1959) was a Professor of Political Economy
at Cambridge University from 1908 to 1943. He is best known for the
development of "The Pigou Effect," an economics term, which refers
to the stimulation of output & employment caused by increasing
consumption. Pigou served on a number of royal commissions,
including the 1919 committee on income tax.
General
Imprint: |
Cosimo Classics
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Alfred C. Pigou
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
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Pages: |
448 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59605-950-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Business & Economics >
Economics >
General
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LSN: |
1-59605-950-8 |
Barcode: |
9781596059504 |
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