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Social Economics: Retrospect and Prospect

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. Mark A. Lutz

    1. University of Maine, USA

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Part of the book series: Recent Economic Thought (RETH, volume 22)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Social Economics in Historical Perspective

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 3-3
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    2. Social Economics: The First 200 Years

      • Thomas O. Nitsch
      Pages 5-90

    3. Evolution of Social Economics in America

      • William R. Waters
      Pages 91-117

  3. The Fabric of Contemporary Social Economics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. The Three Traditional Strands

      1. Catholic Social Economics: A Response to Certain Problems, Errors, and Abuses of the Modern Age
        • Edward J. O’Boyle, E. K. Hunt, Lewis E. Hill
        Pages 121-153
      2. The Institutionalist Approach to Social Economics
        • Edward J. O’Boyle, E. K. Hunt, Lewis E. Hill
        Pages 155-182
      3. Social Economics: A Socialist Perspective
        • E. K. Hunt, Edward J. O’Boyle, Lewis E. Hill
        Pages 183-219

    3. Recognizing Another Strand

      1. Toward a Deontological Socioeconomics
        • Amitai Etzioni
        Pages 221-233
      2. Social Economics in the Humanistic Tradition
        • Mark A. Lutz
        Pages 235-267

    4. A Comparative Evaluation

      1. Four Strands of Social Economics: A Comparative Interpretation
        • Warren J. Samuels
        Pages 269-309

  4. Basic Applications of Social Economics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 311-311
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    2. Understanding the Welfare State: The Significance of Social Economics

      • J. Ron Stanfield
      Pages 313-334

    3. Problems of the Welfare State

      • William M. Dugger
      Pages 335-364

    4. The Corporation as a Democratic Social Institution

      • David P. Ellerman
      Pages 365-387

  5. Conclusion: The Prospect for Social Economics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 389-389
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    2. Science, Self-Correction and Values: From Peirce to Instttutionalism

      • Malcolm Rutherford
      Pages 391-406

    3. An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Social Economics

      • Mark A. Lutz
      Pages 407-442
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About this book

At the very heart of the conception of the present volume lies the conviction that social economics is a highly pluralistic discipline, inspired and enriched by several often radically different world views, Schumpeterian visions, and at times even quite antagonistic social doctrines. Yet, in spite of all these differences, social economists can nevertheless be seen and also approached as some kind of economic brotherhood for various reasons dissatisfied with the austere "value-free" diet offered by the pOSitivistic neoclassical paradigm. What all social economists seem to have in common is a profound interest in values and the process of valuation in order to more fully understand both economic behavior and the possibilities of improving the economic system. Such a distinguishing characteristic is also well articulated and enshrined in Article I of the Constitution of the Association of Social Economics where we are told that the aims and objectives of the Association shall be: 1. To foster research and publication centered on the reciprocal relationship between economic science and broader questions of human dignity, ethical values, and social philosophy, [and to] encourage the efforts of all scholars who are dedicated to exploring the ethical presuppositions and implications of economic science. 2. To consider the personal and social dimensions of economic problems and to assist in the formulation of economic policies consistent with a concern for ethical values and pluralistic community and the demands of personal dignity.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Maine, USA

    Mark A. Lutz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Social Economics: Retrospect and Prospect

  • Editors: Mark A. Lutz

  • Series Title: Recent Economic Thought

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2498-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-9004-6Published: 31 December 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7627-2Published: 17 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-2498-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0924-199X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 444

  • Topics: History of Economic Thought/Methodology, Microeconomics, Sociology, general

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