The Ethics and the Economics of Minimalist Government

Roth Timothy, P.:

ISBN 10: 1840646764 / ISBN 13: 9781840646764

Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2002

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176 Seiten; *** Neuwertig, ungelesen, als Geschenk geeignet. M26-03-E-18-LN Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ethics and the Economics of Minimalist Government
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 1840646764
• ISBN 13: 9781840646764
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Wie neu
• Weight: 500 grams
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Synopsis

Because it is technically flawed and morally bankrupt, the author argues, the economist's consequence-based, procedurally detached theory of the state has contributed to the growth of government. As part of the Kantian-Rawlsian contractarian project, this book seeks to return economics to its foundations in moral philosophy. Given the moral equivalence of persons, the greatest possible equal participation must be promoted, persons must be impartially treated and, because it is grounded in consequentialist social welfare theory (SWT), the economist's theory of the state must be rejected. Ad hoc deployment of SWT has facilitated discriminatory rent seeking and contributed to larger government. In contrast, this book argues that equal political participation and a constitutional impartiality constraint minimize rent seeking, respect individual perceptions of the 'public good' and underwrite the legitimacy of government. Economists, moral philosophers and political scientists will find this book a unique contribution to the literature.

About the Author

Timothy P. Roth, A.B. Templeton Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics and Finance, University of Texas, El Paso, US