Economic Theory and Public Decisions: Selected Essays of Robert Dorfman

by Robert Dorfman

Overview

This book reflects Robert Dorfman's important contributions to the analysis of economic theory and public decision making during the last forty years.

The central concern of much of Professor Dorfman's career has been social decisions: how to reach them and how to judge them. This has meant that he has worked in a wide range of areas within economics including statistics, economic theory, natural resource and environmental economics, social decisions and the history of economic thought. In more recent papers he has challenged the traditional concepts relating to the maximisation of social welfare.

This outstanding collection of essays is a true reflection of the diversity of Robert Dorfman's interests and the depth of his economic knowledge. It will appeal to academics and students interested in economic theory, public sector economics and environmental economics and to historians of economic thought.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781858982120
Publisher:	Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication date:	05/13/1997
Series:	Economists of the Twentieth Century series
Edition description:	1997 Edition
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

The late Robert Dorfman, David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, Harvard University, US

Table of Contents

Contents: Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Statistics Part II: Mathematical Methods Part III: Economic Theory Part IV: Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Part V: Social Decisions Part VI: History of Economics Index

Editorial Reviews

'This collection of essays by Robert Dorfman, reflects the diversity of his interests and the depth of his economic knowledge. . . . This volume will be of interest to academics and people concerned with economic theory, public sector economics and environmental economics, and to historians of economic thought.'

International Labour Review'It is a tribute to Dorfman's stature that all his essays on social dec

Thirty-one essays reflect Professor Dorfman's contributions to the analysis of economic theory and public decision making during the last 40 years. The central concern of much of his career has been social decisions: how they are reached, and how they should be judged. Arrangement is in six sections covering statistics, mathematical methods, economic theory, natural resource and environmental economics, social decisions, and the history of economics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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