Collective Goods and Economic Science

Herbert J. Kiesling
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Herbert J. Kiesling: Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

Chapter 2 in Collective Goods, Neglected Goods:Dealing with Methodological Failure in the Social Sciences, 2000, pp 29-55 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:Economic Science Before the Marginalist RevolutionThe Marginalist RevolutionThe Role of UtilitarianismUtilitarianism before the marginalist revolutionEffect of the marginalist revolution on utilitarianism: the “ordinal revolution”Can the Discipline of Economics be Reduced to Market-Tradable Goods?Boundaries of Economics and the Principle of ScarcityThe Problem of InteractionsIs There a Viable Welfare Economics Which Solves the Problem of the Neglect of Collective Goods?The Bergson social welfare functionThe current state of welfare economicsMethodological Aspects

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Date: 2000
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