Real Life EconomicsPaul Ekins, Manfred Max-Neef The past fifty years have witnessed the triumph of an industrial development that has engendered great social and environmental costs. Conventional economics has too often either ignored these costs or failed to analyse them appropriately. This book constructs a framework within which the wider impacts of economic activity can be both understood and ameliorated. The framework places its emphasis on an in-depth understanding of real-life processes rather than on mathematical formalism, sressing the independence of the economy with the social, ecological and ethical dimensions of human life. |
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... ideas or implement them in the field or both, as well as write about them. They are pioneers, at the leading edge of some of the most exciting developments in economics. The papers are deliberately varied in style and form. Many ...
... ideas or implement them in the field or both, as well as write about them. They are pioneers, at the leading edge of some of the most exciting developments in economics. The papers are deliberately varied in style and form. Many ...
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... ideas of these two chapters lead to the perception that most human situations have four dimensions – economic, social, ethical and ecological – all of which need to feature in social scientific analysis according to their relative ...
... ideas of these two chapters lead to the perception that most human situations have four dimensions – economic, social, ethical and ecological – all of which need to feature in social scientific analysis according to their relative ...
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... ideas for use in that context, specifically suggesting positional analysis as an alternative to cost-benefit analysis. Part III investigates the mechanisms of economic policy. Chapter 9 treats the market as a social construction ...
... ideas for use in that context, specifically suggesting positional analysis as an alternative to cost-benefit analysis. Part III investigates the mechanisms of economic policy. Chapter 9 treats the market as a social construction ...
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... idea that was not already embedded somewhere in the literature. But the arrangement of the ideas and articulation of their interrelationships seem to us to provide new insights and opportunities to grapple with an increasingly complex ...
... idea that was not already embedded somewhere in the literature. But the arrangement of the ideas and articulation of their interrelationships seem to us to provide new insights and opportunities to grapple with an increasingly complex ...
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... ideas through which useful knowledge can be generated that can be put to practical use in concrete situations. The three papers in this chapter set down some ground rules for this endeavour, exploring: •. the ... ideas are like the ideas of.
... ideas through which useful knowledge can be generated that can be put to practical use in concrete situations. The three papers in this chapter set down some ground rules for this endeavour, exploring: •. the ... ideas are like the ideas of.
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Real-life Economics: Understanding Wealth Creation Paul Ekins,Manfred A. Max-Neef No preview available - 1992 |
Real-life Economics: Understanding Wealth Creation Paul Ekins,Manfred A. Max-Neef No preview available - 1992 |
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