Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism and the March Towards Eugenic Explanations in the Social Sciences (AJES - Studies in Economic Reform and Social Justice)
Book Details
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN / ASIN
1405191244
ISBN-13
9781405191241
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#12,118,934
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Description
This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.
- Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart’s and David M. Levy’s book The ‘Vanity of the Philosopher’: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics
- Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach
- Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry
