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The Theory of the Individual in Economics

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The Theory of the Individual in Economics

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The Theory of the Individual in Economics book

Identity and Value

The Theory of the Individual in Economics

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The Theory of the Individual in Economics book

Identity and Value
ByJohn B Davis
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2003
eBook Published 19 March 2003
Pub. Location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203457689
Pages 224
eBook ISBN 9780429232312
Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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Davis, J.B. (2003). The Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203457689

ABSTRACT

The concept of the individual and his/her motivations is a bedrock of philosophy. All strands of thought at heart come down to a particular theory of the individual. Economics, though, is guilty of taking this hugely important concept without questioning how we theorise it. This superb book remedies this oversight.The new approach put forward by Da

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|20 pages

Framing the issues

part |2 pages

PART I Orthodox economics

chapter 2|22 pages

The atomistic individual

chapter 3|18 pages

Reidentification: preferences and human capital

chapter 4|18 pages

Individuation: multiple selves

chapter 5|24 pages

After the fall: the machinery of choice

part |2 pages

PART II Heterodox economics

chapter 6|23 pages

The embedded individual

chapter 7|20 pages

Individuation: collective intentionality

chapter 8|17 pages

Reidentification: capabilities

chapter 9|17 pages

Before the fall: value in economics

chapter 10|11 pages

Revisiting the issues

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