Truth or economics : on the definition, prediction, and relevance of economic efficiency / Richard S. Markovits.
"Is economic efficiency a sound basis upon which to make public policy or legal decisions? In this sophisticated analysis, Richard S. Markovits considers the way in which scholars and public decision-makers define, predict, and assess the moral and legal relevance of economic efficiency. The au...
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| Hōputu: | Pukapuka |
| Reo: | English |
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New Haven, Conn. ; London :
Yale University Press,
[2008]
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| Urunga tuihono: | Contributor biographical information |
| Whakarāpopototanga: | "Is economic efficiency a sound basis upon which to make public policy or legal decisions? In this sophisticated analysis, Richard S. Markovits considers the way in which scholars and public decision-makers define, predict, and assess the moral and legal relevance of economic efficiency. The author begins by identifying imperfections in the traditional definition of economic efficiency. He then develops and illustrates an appropriate response to Second-Best Theory and investigates the moral and legal relevance of economic-efficiency analyses. Not only do virtually all economic, legal, and public policy thinkers misdefine economic efficiency, the author concludes, they also ignore or respond inadequately to Second-Best Theory when analyzing the economic efficiency of public choices and misassess the relevance of economic-efficiency conclusions both for moral evaluations and for the answer to legal-rights questions that is correct as a matter of law."--Publisher description. |
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| Whakaahuatanga ōkiko: | x, 507 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Rārangi puna kōrero: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0300114591 9780300114591 |