| Interpersonal Comparisons of Well-Being Revised Edition Contributor(s): Elster, Jon (Editor), Roemer, John E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052145722X ISBN-13: 9780521457224 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $78.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1993 Annotation: In this volume, a diverse group of economists, philosophers, political scientists, and psychologists addresses the problems, principles, and practices involved in comparing the well-being of different individuals. This collection constitutes one of the most advanced and comprehensive treatment of one of the cardinal issues in social theory. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Political |
| Dewey: 171 |
| Series: Studies in Rationality and Social Change |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 8.94" (1.1 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this volume a diverse group of economists, philosophers, political scientists, and psychologists address the problems, principles, and practices involved in comparing the well-being of different individuals. A series of questions lie at the heart of this investigation: What is the relevant concept of well-being for the purposes of comparison? How could the comparisons be carried out for policy purposes? How are such comparisons made now? How do the difficulties involved in these comparisons affect the status of utilitarian theories? This collection constitutes the most advanced and comprehensive treatment of one of the cardinal issues in social theory. |