Heterodox Theory of Social Costs

By K. William Kapp

AvK. William Kapp,Sebastian Berger

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

K. William Kapp’s heterodox theory of social costs proposes precautionary planning to pre-empt social costs and provide social benefits via socio-ecological safety standards that guarantee the gratification of basic human needs.Based on arguments from Thorstein Veblen, Karl Marx, and Max Weber, social costs are conceptualized as systemic and large-scale damages caused by markets. Kapp refutes neoclassical solutions, such as bargaining, taxation, and tort law, unmasking them as ineffective, inefficient, inconsistent, and too market-obedient.The chapters of this book present the social costs of markets and neoclassical economics, the social benefits of environmental controls, development planning, and the governance of science and technological standards. This book demonstrates the fruitfulness of the heterodox theory of social costs as a coherent framework to develop effective remedies for today’s urgent socio-ecological crises.This volume is suitable for readers at all levels who are interested in the theory of social costs, heterodox economics, and the history of economic thought.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-06-16
Mått:156 x 234 x 10 mm
Vikt:330 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Advances in Heterodox Economics
Antal sidor:180
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138299351

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Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Miljöekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Internationell ekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

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K. William Kapp (1910-1976) was a German-American economist, one of the founders of Ecological Economics, a leading contributor to the institutional economics movement, and author of "The Social Costs of Business Enterprise."Sebastian Berger is a Senior Lecturer of Economics at the University of the West of England, winner of the 2009 Helen Potter Award (Association for Social Economics), and trustee of the Kapp Foundation.

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"Every sentence of this book deserves reading and proves Kapp’s originality, his broad knowledge of the social sciences (including philosophy and anthropology), and his concrete awareness and knowledge of contemporary trends in the economy, society, and environment." - Helge Peukert, Journal of Economic Issues

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction 2. "The Planned Economy and International Trade" 3. Social Costs and Social Returns - A Critical Analysis of the Social Performance of the Unplanned Market Economy 4. Social Costs of Free Enterprise 5. Social Returns: A Critical Analysis of the Social Performance of the Unplanned Market Economy 6. Towards a New Science of Political Economy 7. Social Costs and Social Benefits - A Contribution to Normative Economics 8. Discussion Between Professor Shibata and Professor Kapp by The Economist 9. Towards a Normative Approach to Developmental and Environmental Planning and Decision-Making 10. Should the Development Process Itself be Seen as Representing a Kind of Economic System in Newly Developing Economies Today? 11. Environmental Control and the Market Mechanism 12. Energy and Environment: Inadequacy of Present Science and Technology Policies 13. The Future of Economics