Essays in Socio-Economics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999)

These essays deal with various aspects of a new, rising field, socio economics. The field is seeking to combine the variables studied by neoclassical economists with those typically studied by other social sciences. The combination is expected to provide a better understanding of economic behavior and the economy as well as society; make more reliable predictions; and be more in line with normative values we seek to uphold. The new field, though, may be less elegant mathematically and possibly less parsimonious than neoclassical economics. Some of my ideas on this subject are included in a previously published book, The Moral Dimension: TowardA New Economics (New York: The Free Press, 1988). They also led to a formation of an international society of several thousand scholars who are interested in the field, the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics. The essays at hand are in effect grouped. The first two, previously published respectively in the Journal of Economic Psychology and Business Ethics Quarterly, reflect my most recent thinking. They both have a utopian streak that may stand out especially in these days when unfeathered capitalism is the rage. The first points to people, who far from making consuming ever more their life's project, seek a less affiuent way oflife. It examines the psychological foundations and the social consequences of such an approach."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Ethical Economy
Release date:	December 2010
First published:	1999
Authors:	Amitai Etzioni
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	182
Edition:	Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1999
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-08415-7
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political science & theory Books > Business & Economics > Economics > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Operational research
LSN:	3-642-08415-X
Barcode:	9783642084157

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