An Evolutionary Approach to Social Welfare

by Christian Sartorius

Overview

While not evident immediately, social norms and values play a crucial role in the theory of social choice. In the first half of the twentieth century, the special acknowledgement by economic theory of the autonomy of individuals and their subjective view of the world had led to the serious problem that socially acceptable decisions could not be mad

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134358786
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/16/2003
Series:	Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	936 KB

About the Author

Christian Sartorius is Post-doctoral research fellow in the Energy Systems Unit of the Technical University of Berlin, Germany.

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Evolution, Behavior, and Learning 1. Evolution and Learning - the Rise of Behavioral Plasticity 2. Motivation and Well-being 3. Propagation of Behavioral Determinants Part Two: Coordination, Cooperation and Social Welfare 4. The Significance of the Group for the Evolution of Order and Cooperation 5. Welfare and Evolution