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The Economics of Human Betterment

Proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Sussex 1983

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  • © 1984

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Editors:
  1. Kenneth E. Boulding

    1. University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

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Part of the book series: British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS)

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Table of contents (11 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. How do Things go from Bad to Better? the Contribution of Economics

    • Kenneth E. Boulding
    Pages 1-14

  3. Indicators of Human Betterment

    • Muriel Nissel
    Pages 15-35

  4. Growth, Social Innovation and Time Use

    • Jonathan Gershuny
    Pages 36-57

  5. Technology, Communications, Economics and Progress

    • David Simpson
    Pages 58-70

  6. Human Betterment in a Planned Economy — the Case of the Soviet Union

    • Michael Kaser
    Pages 71-86

  7. Culture and Economy: Human Betterment in India and Japan

    • Radha Sinha
    Pages 87-104

  8. Economic Development of Singapore since Self-government in 1959

    • Lim Chong-Yah
    Pages 105-131

  9. The Concept of Human Betterment

    • Antony Flew
    Pages 132-150

  10. T. H. Marshall on the Middle Ground

    • David Reisman
    Pages 151-173

  11. The Welfare State, Economics and Morality

    • David Collard
    Pages 174-190

  12. The Crisis of the Welfare State — the Dutch Experience

    • Michael Ellman
    Pages 191-211

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 213-220
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Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

    Kenneth E. Boulding

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economics of Human Betterment

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Sussex 1983

  • Editors: Kenneth E. Boulding

  • Series Title: British Association for the Advancement of Science

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17538-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Social & Cultural Studies Collection, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The British Association for the Advancement of Science 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-17538-3Published: 01 September 1984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 220

  • Topics: Social Care

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