The Economics of Welfare
Auteur : Pigou Arthur
The Economics of Welfare occupies a privileged position in economics. It contributed to the professionalization of economics, a goal aggressively and effectively pursued by Pigou's predecessor and teacher Alfred Marshall. The Economics of Welfare also may be credited with establishing welfare economics, by systematically analyzing market departures and their potential remedies. In writing The Economics of Welfare, Pigou built a bridge between the old and the new economics at Cambridge and in Britain. Much of the book remains relevant for contemporary economics. The list of his analyses that continues to play an important role in economics is impressive. Some of the more important include: public goods and externalities, welfare criteria, index number problems, price discrimination, the theory of the firm, the structure of relief programs for the poor, and public finance. Pigou's discussion of the institutional structure governing labor-market operations in his Wealth and Welfare prompted Schumpeter to call the work "the greatest venture in labor economics ever undertaken by a man who was primarily a theorist."
The Economics of Welfare established welfare economics as a field of study. The first part analyzes the relationship between the national dividend and economic and total welfare. Parts II and III link the size of the dividend to the allocation of resources in the economy and the institutional structure governing labor-market operations. Part IV explores the relationship between the national dividend and its distribution.
In her new introduction, Nahid Aslanbeigui discusses the life of Pigou and the history of The Economics of Welfare. She also discusses Pigou's theories as expressed in this volume and some of the criticisms those theories have met as well as the impact of those criticisms. The Economics of Welfare is a classic that repays careful study.
Date de parution : 10-2001
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 02-2018
15.2x22.9 cm
Thème de The Economics of Welfare :
Mots-clés :
Young Men; national; Marginal Social Net Product; dividend; Marginal Private Net Product; marginal; Monopolistic Seller; social; Short Period Supply Price; net; Decreasing Supply Price; product; War Time; Arthur Cecil Pigou; Vice Versa; Large Family; National Dividend; Marginal Net Product; Social Net Product; Increasing Supply Price; Simple Competition; Constant Supply Price; Net Products; Piece Wage System; Aggregate Real Income; Simple Monopoly; Minimum Time Wage; Neutral Transferences; Absolute Share; Practicable Bargains; Short Time Method; Capital Intact