Economics And The Public Good

Author : Thomas Laudal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000705720

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A New Approach to the Economics of Public Goods by Thomas Laudal Pdf

Public goods are typically defined only in reference to the good itself but, as this book argues, the public goods can be better understood if contextual variables are incorporated. This book discusses the production and provision of public goods. It asserts that changes related to public goods are better understood if the category of goods are not decided solely by the properties of the good itself. We also need to focus on how the enabled utility of a good is influenced by the production and the provision of the good. The book opens with a brief introduction to common conceptions of public goods and a review of the existing literature - highlighting the limitations of current definitions of public goods. It presents a new multi-layered approach to public goods. This has implications for the discourse on public goods and for our understanding of the societal and environmental impact of public goods. The implications are illustrated in several areas; public goods in ancient history, privatization, innovation, competitiveness and prices, democracy and political standards, and economic growth. The book provides a provocative argument for a new way to analyze public goods which will appeal to scholars and students interested in the economic analysis of public goods, arguments regarding the privatizing or nationalizing of production and services, and method of modelling and measuring sustainable business activities.

Author : Jean Tirole
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691192253

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Economics for the Common Good by Jean Tirole Pdf

"When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant from his own areas of research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect further on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is Economics for the Common Good, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics, far from being a 'dismal science,' is a positive force for the common good. Economists are rewarded for writing technical papers in scholarly journals, not joining in public debates. But Tirole says we urgently need economists to engage with the many challenges facing society, helping to identify our key objectives and the tools needed to meet them. To show how economics can help us realize the common good, Tirole shares his insights on a broad array of questions affecting our everyday lives and the future of our society, including global warming, unemployment, the post-2008 global financial order, the euro crisis, the digital revolution, innovation, and the proper balance between the free market and regulation. Providing a rich account of how economics can benefit everyone, Economics for the Common Good sets a new agenda for the role of economics in society"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jean-Philippe Touffut
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781847201843

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Advancing Public Goods by Jean-Philippe Touffut Pdf

This is a timely and thought-provoking book which brings the discussion of public goods to confront the contemporary world economy where such goods have often a global nature and require super-national provision and control. Giovanni Dosi, St Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy In this wide-ranging selection of papers, distinguished economists, public policy advisers and political theorists contribute to the debate on public goods. The studies cover topics in the conceptualization, classification and stratification of public goods. Also examined are public institutional design, global economic institutions and partnership typologies. Individual papers address the financing, regulatory, organizational and legal aspects relating to services of general interest in Europe. The dynamics of global public good production, including monopolies, patents, scientific uncertainty and market failures, are discussed. Empirical research on the state, profit and non-profit sectors is presented. Providing numerous examples of specific public goods, the contributions also highlight the impact of macroeconomic policies on provision. The book presents a broad diversity of new approaches to global public goods within the framework of mixed economies, beyond the standard economic analysis of public services. Academics, researchers and policymakers in the area of global public goods and services will find this volume of great interest.

Author : Roland Bardy,Arthur Rubens,Raymond Saner,Lichia Yiu
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781527566255

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Public Goods, Sustainable Development and the Contribution of Business by Roland Bardy,Arthur Rubens,Raymond Saner,Lichia Yiu Pdf

This book provides an expansive review of the public goods theme and highlights the inherent linkage between sustainable development and corporate responsibility for improving the current and future welfare of communities both at home and abroad. The main proposition here is that sustainable development is focused on preserving and maintaining public goods. Consequently, whoever uses public goods is liable for their preservation, their maintenance, and, where they are underdeveloped, for their expansion. Successful delivery, both now and in the future, depends on a positive relationship of the public sector with the private sector. This book will serve to stimulate discussions of scholars and policy makers in the field of sustainable development with business leaders, and will close the gap between the public and the private sectors by building a common understanding and common methodologies for implementing and measuring sustainable development in the macro- and the micro-spheres.

Author : Tyler Cowen
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1412832381

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Public Goods and Market Failures by Tyler Cowen Pdf

Assertions of market failure are usually based on Paul Samuelson's theory of public goods and externalities. This book both develops that theory and challenges the conclusion of many economists and policy-makers that market failures cannot be corrected by market forces. The volume includes major case studies of private provision of public goods. Among the goods considered are lighthouse services, education, municipal services, and environmental conservation.

Author : John Antonio Pascarella
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781786608444

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Economics and the Public Good by John Antonio Pascarella Pdf

What is the nature of economics? How does economics relate to politics? Readers searching for the Ancient Greeks’ answers to these questions often turn to Aristotle, focusing on small portions of the Politics and Nicomachean Ethics that relate to money-making, exchange, and household management. While this approach yields some understanding of economics and politics, it fails to account for how Aristotle’s theoretical inquiry into these practical matters reflects the character of his political philosophy. According to Aristotle, the Ethics and Politics together form “the philosophy concerning the human things.” All human things begin with choice, an intellectual desire and need for the good. Aristotle’s care for this desire is the heart of his political philosophy. Through a close, literal, and careful reading of Aristotle’s political philosophy, readers discover the natural boundaries to economic and political life. Simultaneously theoretical and practical, Aristotle’s political philosophy offers readers a perspective of economics and politics that provides them the experience of the knowledge they need to desire and live within the limit of the good.

Author : S. Niggol Seo
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780128198766

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The Economics of Globally Shared and Public Goods by S. Niggol Seo Pdf

The Economics of Globally Shared and Public Goods responds to an urgent need to consolidate and refine the economic theories and explanations pertinent to globally shared resources. Making a clear distinction between theories and empirical models, it elucidates the problem of global public goods while incorporating insights from behavioral economics. Its comprehensive and technical review of existing theoretical models and their empirical results illuminate those models in practical applications. Relevant for economists and others working on challenges of globally shared goods such as climate change and global catastrophes, The Economics of Globally Shared and Public Goods provides a path toward greater co-operation and shared successes. Offers an encompassing description of the economics of global public goods Provides an ensemble of empirical analyses of behavioral complexities Defines a set of optimality conditions for a solution applicable to many problems

Author : James M. Buchanan
Publisher : Chicago : Rand McNally
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Finance, Public
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007504082

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The Demand and Supply of Public Goods by James M. Buchanan Pdf

Author : Herbert J. Kiesling
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0472103466

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Taxation and Public Goods by Herbert J. Kiesling Pdf

New approach to the analysis of tax policies

Author : Allan J. MacEachen
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0773516840

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In Pursuit of the Public Good by Allan J. MacEachen Pdf

An introduction and afterthought bracket seven essays from a July 1996 conference at St. Francis Xavier University. They focus on the current retreat of the Canadian government to explore such issues as whether more or less government is needed, whether the retreat is serving the public good, and whether political parties can provide effective national government. They offer proposals for economic and social policies and for parties and institutions. No index. Canadian card order number: C97-900379-2. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Mark A Lutz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134764082

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Economics for the Common Good by Mark A Lutz Pdf

This textbook presents an introduction to the central issues of social economics. Building on a venerable social economics tradition, the book recommends a more rational economic order and proposes new principles of economic policy. The issues covered include: * the inadequacy of individualistic economics in guiding the policy maker * a critique of economic rationality * rethinking of the modern business corporation * a critical look at markets as panacea * the harmful effects of international competition * environmental problems. The book introduces social economic concepts and challenges the reader to look beyond the confines of mainstream economic thinking to find a solution to these critical issues.

Author : Anne G. Hanley
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226535104

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The Public Good and the Brazilian State by Anne G. Hanley Pdf

Who and what a government taxes, and how the government spends the money collected, are questions of primary concern to governments large and small, national and local. When public revenues pay for high-quality infrastructure and social services, citizens thrive and crises are averted. When public revenues are inadequate to provide those goods, inequality thrives and communities can verge into unrest—as evidenced by the riots during Greece’s financial meltdown and by the needless loss of life in Haiti’s collapse in the wake of the earthquake. In The Public Good and the Brazilian State, Anne G. Hanley assembles an economic history of public revenues as they developed in nineteenth-century Brazil. Specifically, Hanley investigates the financial life of the municipality—a district comparable to the county in the United States—to understand how the local state organized and prioritized the provision of public services, what revenues paid for those services, and what happened when the revenues collected failed to satisfy local needs. Through detailed analyses of municipal ordinances, mayoral reports, citizen complaints, and financial documents, Hanley sheds light on the evolution of public finance and its effect on the early economic development of Brazilian society. This deeply researched book offers valuable insights for anyone seeking to better understand how municipal finance informs histories of inequality and underdevelopment.

Author : Jean Tirole
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0691099855

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Financial Crises, Liquidity, and the International Monetary System by Jean Tirole Pdf

Tirole analyzes the current views on financial crises and on the reform of the international financial architecture. Based on the Paolo Baffi Lecture the author delivered at the Bank of Italy, this refreshingly accessible book is teeming with rich insights that researchers, policy makers, and students at all levels will find indispensable.

Author : Richard Cornes,Todd Sandler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1996-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521477182

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The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods by Richard Cornes,Todd Sandler Pdf

This book presents an updated and expanded discussion of theoretical treatment of externalities (i.e. uncompensated interdependencies), public goods, and club goods.

Author : John Leach
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521535670

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A Course in Public Economics by John Leach Pdf

This 2004 textbook explores how markets operate and governments' roles in addressing market failures.