Pareto, economics and society : the mechanical analogy / Michael McLure.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLure, Michael, 1959-

Series:

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 46.

Routledge studies in the history of economics ; 46

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pareto, Vilfredo, 1848-1923.

Pareto, Vilfredo.

Economists--Italy.

Economists.

Policy sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Vilfredo Pareto was one of the great systems theorists of the twentieth century, embracing economics, psychology, sociology and politics. In this important work, Michael McLure takes as his subject of study the rapport between Pareto's economic and sociological theory, and consequently, illuminates the role of economics in public policy development.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Methodology; Method: the analytical elements of pure economics and general sociology; Determinism, ideology and the mechanical analogy; Collective economic welfare; Les Systmes Socialistes and Buchanan's constitutive elements of economic policy; Rationality, individualism and public policy; Government and public policy; Conclusion; Appendix: Pareto's major publications; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [206]-218) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-134-57844-X

1-134-57845-8

1-280-40430-2

0-203-47076-1

0-203-24289-0

9780203470763

OCLC:

277629340