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997829
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b752199
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Roth, Timothy P.
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| Title & Author
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The ethics and the economics of minimalist government /\ Timothy P. Roth.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham ;Northampton, MA :: E. Elgar,, ©2002.
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1 online resource (viii, 134 pages)
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128321640X
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: 1843765594
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: 9781283216401
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: 9781843765592
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1840646764
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9781840646764
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-127) and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. A prior ethical commitment; 2. Ends vs. means: consequentialsim vs. contractarianism; 3. The consequentialist approach to government; 4. Enter the economists; 5. The efficiency standard, corruption and the growth of government; 6. The indeterminancy of social welfare theory; 7. The contractarian approach to government; 8. The rules of the political game; 9. Playing by the generality rule; 10. Generality and minimalist government; References; Index.
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This text aims to show that social welfare theory, as defended by welfare economists and policymakers, is based on a confused and untenable moral theory, is incompatible with a rights-based legal order and is bound to promote unjust and arbitary redistributions. By advocating a return to the Kantian conception of the moral agent, it aims to show the way to a normative economics that harmonizes with both intuitive morality and the American legal and constitutional tradition.
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Economics-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Économie politique-- Aspect moral.
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Libre entreprise-- Aspect moral.
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Economics-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Free enterprise-- Moral and ethical aspects.
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PHILOSOPHY-- Political.
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Wirtschaftsethik
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Economische filosofie.
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Ethische aspecten.
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Kapitalisme.
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| Dewey Classification
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320/.01
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HB95.R64 2002eb
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83.01bcl
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