Lanny Ebenstein – författare

"Förtjänar att läsas av alla med intresse för ekonomisk politik" (The Economist)  

Under efterkrigstiden kom Chicago att bli symbol för den globala liberaliseringen. Chicagouniversitetets ledande ekonomer utövade med sina analyser ett enormt inflytande över den ekonomiska politiken runt om i världen. Den gamla industristaden Chicago hade blivit nyliberalismens epicentrum.  

I Chicagoskolan skildrar Lanny Ebenstein den klassiska liberalismens utveckling i Chicago, från universitetets grundande 1892 fram till idag. Boken presenterar och granskar den nationalekonomiska institutionens mest namnkunniga forskare: Milton Friedman, George Stigler, Henry Simons, Friedrich Hayek och många fler.    

Lanny Ebenstein är statsvetare och historiker vid University of California. Han har skrivit ett stort antal böcker om det politiska och ekonomiska tänkandets historia, bland annat biografier över Milton Friedman och Friedrich Hayek.

First published in 1991, The Greatest Happiness Principle traces the history of the theory of utility, starting with the Bible, and running through Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. It goes on to discuss the utilitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in detail, commenting on the latter’s view of the Christianity of his day and his optimal socialist society. The book argues that the key theory of utility is fundamentally concerned with happiness, stating that happiness has largely been left out of discussions of utility. It also goes on to argue that utility can be used as a moral theory, ultimately posing the question, what is happiness?

First published in 1991, The Greatest Happiness Principle traces the history of the theory of utility, starting with the Bible, and running through Plato, Aristotle, and Epicurus. It goes on to discuss the utilitarian theories of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill in detail, commenting on the latter’s view of the Christianity of his day and his optimal socialist society. The book argues that the key theory of utility is fundamentally concerned with happiness, stating that happiness has largely been left out of discussions of utility. It also goes on to argue that utility can be used as a moral theory, ultimately posing the question, what is happiness?