Individual and Interest

David Reisman

Chapter 7 in Conservative Capitalism, 1999, pp 167-188 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Conscious choices are made by calculating individuals. For that reason they are always and everywhere self-regarding choices. Whether to feed the pigeons or to starve the poor, rational individuals will consistently rank the scenario that provides them with more satisfaction above the scenario that yields them less.

Keywords: Market Capitalism; Normative Individualism; Methodological Individualist; Methodological Holist; Individu Alism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1057/9780333982785_7

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