Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism, and the March Towards Eugenic Explanations in the Social Sciences

Laurence S Moss editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:30th Oct '08

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This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis.

  • Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Peart’s and David M. Levy’s book The ‘Vanity of the Philosopher’: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics
  • Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach
  • Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry

ISBN: 9781405191241

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm

Weight: 227g

300 pages