On Ethics and Economics: Conversations With Kenneth J. Arrow

Part intellectual autobiography and part exposition of complex yet contemporary economic ideas, this lively conversation with renowned scholar and public intellectual Kenneth J. Arrow focuses on economics and politics in light of history, current events, and philosophy as well. Reminding readers that economics is about redistribution and thus about how we treat each other, Arrow shows that the intersection of economics and ethics is of concern not just to economists but for the public more broadly. With a foreword by Amartya Sen, this book highlights the belief that government can be a powerful force for good, and is particularly relevant in the current political climate and to the lay reader as well as the economist.

Kenneth J. Arrow is Joan Kenney Professor of Economics and Professor of Operations Research, Emeritus at Stanford University.

Kristen Renwick Monroe is Chancellor's Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Irvine.

Nicholas Monroe Lampros is an Associate at Covington & Burling LLP.