The Economics Of Progress

Author : Stephen J. Macekura
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226736440

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The Mismeasure of Progress by Stephen J. Macekura Pdf

Few ideas in the past century have had wider financial, political, and governmental impact than that of economic growth. The common belief that endless economic growth, as measured by Gross Domestic Product, is not only possible but actually essential for the flourishing of civilization remains a powerful policy goal and aspiration for many. In The Mismeasure of Progress, Stephen J. Macekura exposes a historical road not taken, illuminating the stories of the activists, intellectuals, and other leaders who long argued that GDP growth was not all it was cracked up to be. Beginning with the rise of the growth paradigm in the 1940s and 1950s and continuing through the present day, The Mismeasure of Progress is the first book on the myriad thinkers who argued against growth and the conventional way progress had been measured and defined. For growth critics, questioning the meaning and measurement of growth was a necessary first step to creating a more just, equal, and sustainable world. These critics argued that focusing on growth alone would not resolve social, political, and environmental problems, and they put forth alternate methods for defining and measuring human progress. ?In today’s global political scene—marked by vast inequalities of power and wealth and made even more fraught by a global climate emergency—the ideas presented by these earlier critics of growth resonate more loudly than ever. Economic growth appealed to many political leaders because it allowed them to avoid addressing political trade-offs and class conflict. It sustained the fiction that humans are somehow separate from nonhuman “nature,” ignoring the intimate and dense connections between the two. In order to create a truly just and equitable society, Macekura argues, we need a clear understanding of our collective needs beyond growth and more holistic definitions of progress that transcend economic metrics like GDP.

Author : Eli Cook
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674982543

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The Pricing of Progress by Eli Cook Pdf

How did Americans come to quantify their society’s well-being in units of money? In our GDP-run world, prices are the measure of not only goods and commodities but our environment, communities, nation, even self-worth. Eli Cook shows how, and why, we moderns lost sight of earlier social and moral metrics that did not put a price on everyday life.

Author : Angus Maddison
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134545117

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Economic Progress and Policy in Developing Countries by Angus Maddison Pdf

First published in 2005. The central issue of our times is the unequal income of nations. Its importance outweighs most of the domestic problems in rich countries, and the division of the world into rich and poor has become more significant than the ideological cleavage between communism and capitalism. There are twenty-five rich countries, but more than 100 countries who are in the where income range. Two-thirds of the world's population live in the latter group. This study focuses on those countries and looks at economic policy and progress.

Author : John Mackinnon Robertson
Publisher : London : T.F. Unwin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1918
Category : Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015008989611

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The Economics of Progress by John Mackinnon Robertson Pdf

Author : Marc R. Tool
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401139984

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Value Theory and Economic Progress: The Institutional Economics of J. Fagg Foster by Marc R. Tool Pdf

J. Fagg Foster (1907-1985) was one of the most significant creators of institutionalist economic theory in the twentieth century. He wrote and taught in the American intellectual tradition of Thorstein Weblen, John R. Commons, John Dewey and Clarence E. Ayres. This tradition shares purpose and philosophy with the European contributors, Gunnar Myrdal and K. William Kapp. Because little of Foster's scholarly work was formally published, professional knowledge of his extraordinary contribution is quite limited beyond the circle of his students and colleagues. Value Theory and Economic Progress attempts to correct that deficiency by providing an extended characterization of this missing and crucial component of the development of American heterodox economic thought. Its purpose is to demonstrate the timely relevance and significance of this model of inquiry in political economy. In addition, this volume explains that contemporary problem solving means changing `what is' into `what ought to be' through institutional adjustments; such a demonstration is at the heart of Foster's contribution to institutional thought.

Author : Tim Jackson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317388227

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Prosperity without Growth by Tim Jackson Pdf

What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits? The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate. Tim Jackson’s piercing challenge to conventional economics openly questioned the most highly prized goal of politicians and economists alike: the continued pursuit of exponential economic growth. Its findings provoked controversy, inspired debate and led to a new wave of research building on its arguments and conclusions. This substantially revised and re-written edition updates those arguments and considerably expands upon them. Jackson demonstrates that building a ‘post-growth’ economy is a precise, definable and meaningful task. Starting from clear first principles, he sets out the dimensions of that task: the nature of enterprise; the quality of our working lives; the structure of investment; and the role of the money supply. He shows how the economy of tomorrow may be transformed in ways that protect employment, facilitate social investment, reduce inequality and deliver both ecological and financial stability. Seven years after it was first published, Prosperity without Growth is no longer a radical narrative whispered by a marginal fringe, but an essential vision of social progress in a post-crisis world. Fulfilling that vision is simply the most urgent task of our times.

Author : Y.S. Brennor
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136926082

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A Short History of Economic Progress by Y.S. Brennor Pdf

Y. S. Brenner is an economist whose main concern is with development, and this attitude is reflected in his approach to economic history.He begins this seminal study in the era of the Reformation in Europe, and bases it on the hypothesis that once started, economic progress will spread over ever-increasing parts of the earth wherever and whenever conditions become suitable. From this point of view, he examines the nature of the impediments which prevent the more rapid and general progress of mankind towards greater material affluence, while at the same time considering the positive growth promoting factors in the various economies. Thus, he provides an analysis of economic progress in the developed countries showing which natural, social, political and cultural forces promoted such progress and which delayed or hindered it. He attempts to explain why European nations took several decades to emulate the achievements of Britain and why nations in other parts of the world, such as Japan and Russia, were unable for a considerable time to match the advances made in parts of Western Europe and the United States. Finally, he attempts to explain why the developing countries are still finding it so difficult to catch up with the economic progress of the more advanced nations.Y. S. Brenner was Head of the Department of Economics at Cape Coast University in Ghana. The book arose from a series of lectures on economic development he delivered there during the years 1966-1967. This book was first published in 1969.

Author : J. M. Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243639015

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Economics of Progress by J. M. Robertson Pdf

Author : J. M. Robertson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1330265319

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The Economics of Progress by J. M. Robertson Pdf

Excerpt from The Economics of Progress These lectures were delivered in October-December, 1917, to the Political and Economic Circle of the National Liberal Club. They are printed mainly as given, but with some compressions, a few improvements of statement, some little annotation, some postscripts, and the inclusion of some passages omitted in delivery. Their usefulness, I conceive, might have been increased by more systematic annotation from economic literature; but other pressing occupations make that impossible. Since, further, they make no pretension to constitute a systematic economic treatise, but aim only at a partial practical application of economic ideas to the great problem of "reconstruction," a larger array of authorities might suggest a much higher estimate of their lasting utility than I put upon them. If they are at any point much outside of economic "orthodoxy," it is in their treatment of the scientific conception of Capital. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Klaus Schwab
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119756132

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Stakeholder Capitalism by Klaus Schwab Pdf

Reimagining our global economy so it becomes more sustainable and prosperous for all Our global economic system is broken. But we can replace the current picture of global upheaval, unsustainability, and uncertainty with one of an economy that works for all people, and the planet. First, we must eliminate rising income inequality within societies where productivity and wage growth has slowed. Second, we must reduce the dampening effect of monopoly market power wielded by large corporations on innovation and productivity gains. And finally, the short-sighted exploitation of natural resources that is corroding the environment and affecting the lives of many for the worse must end. The debate over the causes of the broken economy—laissez-faire government, poorly managed globalization, the rise of technology in favor of the few, or yet another reason—is wide open. Stakeholder Capitalism: A Global Economy that Works for Progress, People and Planet argues convincingly that if we don't start with recognizing the true shape of our problems, our current system will continue to fail us. To help us see our challenges more clearly, Schwab—the Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum—looks for the real causes of our system's shortcomings, and for solutions in best practices from around the world in places as diverse as China, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Indonesia, New Zealand, and Singapore. And in doing so, Schwab finds emerging examples of new ways of doing things that provide grounds for hope, including: Individual agency: how countries and policies can make a difference against large external forces A clearly defined social contract: agreement on shared values and goals allows government, business, and individuals to produce the most optimal outcomes Planning for future generations: short-sighted presentism harms our shared future, and that of those yet to be born Better measures of economic success: move beyond a myopic focus on GDP to more complete, human-scaled measures of societal flourishing By accurately describing our real situation, Stakeholder Capitalism is able to pinpoint achievable ways to deal with our problems. Chapter by chapter, Professor Schwab shows us that there are ways for everyone at all levels of society to reshape the broken pieces of the global economy and—country by country, company by company, and citizen by citizen—glue them back together in a way that benefits us all.

Author : Warren Benjamin Catlin
Publisher : Ardent Media
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015002242165

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The Progress of Economics by Warren Benjamin Catlin Pdf

Author : Clarence Edwin Ayres
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Economics
ISBN : 0805200339

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The Theory of Economic Progress by Clarence Edwin Ayres Pdf

Author : Rodrigo Aguilera
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781912248810

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The Glass Half-Empty by Rodrigo Aguilera Pdf

Despite the doom and gloom of financial crises, global terrorism, climate collapse, and the rise of the far-right, a number of leading intellectuals (Steven Pinker, Hans Rosling, Johan Norberg, and Matt Ridley, among others) have been arguing in recent years that the world is getting better and better. But this “progress narrative” is little more than a very conservative defence of the capitalist status quo. At a time when liberal democracy appears incapable of stemming the tide of the far-right populism, and when laissez-faire capitalism is ill-equipped to deal with socio-economic problems like climate change, inequality, and the future of wok, the real advocates of progress are those willing to challenge these established paradigms. The Glass Half-Empty argues that, without criticising the systems of capitalism, the changes needed to make a better world will always fall short of our expectations. The "progress narrative" needs to be challenged before we stumble into a potentially catastrophic future, despite having the means to build a truly better world.

Author : B. Joseph Pine,James H. Gilmore
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0875848192

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The Experience Economy by B. Joseph Pine,James H. Gilmore Pdf

This text seeks to raise the curtain on competitive pricing strategies and asserts that businesses often miss their best opportunity for providing consumers with what they want - an experience. It presents a strategy for companies to script and stage the experiences provided by their products.

Author : William Fellner
Publisher : Amsterdam ; New York : North-Holland Publishing Company, New York : distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada : Elsevier North Holland
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039100198

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Economic Progress, Private Values, and Public Policy by William Fellner Pdf