Values, Multiculturalism and Representations

Martin Jones

No 283, Dundee Discussion Papers in Economics from Economic Studies, University of Dundee

Abstract: The theory of values is underdeveloped within economics with very few theoretical models explaining how values are created and propagated through a population. Those models that do exist are limited in how well they explain the role of values and the conclusions they reach. This paper argues that the theory of values needs to be fundamentally rethought, incorporating basic ideas from psychology, anthropology and philosophy that have largely been ignored in the literature. The resulting models are applied to answer some fundamental issues surrounding the notion of multiculturalism.

Keywords: Values; Representations; Mental Actions; Multiculturalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52 pages
Date: 2015-01
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