Prioritarianism in Practice
eBook - PDF

Prioritarianism in Practice

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Prioritarianism in Practice

About this book

Prioritarianism is an ethical theory that gives extra weight to the well-being of the worse off. In contrast, dominant policy-evaluation methodologies, such as benefit-cost analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and utilitarianism, ignore or downplay issues of fair distribution. Based on a research group founded by the editors, this important book is the first to show how prioritarianism can be used to assess governmental policies and evaluate societal conditions. This book uses prioritarianism as a methodology to evaluate governmental policy across a variety of policy domains: taxation, health policy, risk regulation, education, climate policy, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also the first to demonstrate how prioritarianism improves on GDP as an indicator of a society's progress over time. Edited by two senior figures in the field with contributions from some of the world's leading economists, this volume bridges the gap from the theory of prioritarianism to its practical application.

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Yes, you can access Prioritarianism in Practice by Matthew D. Adler,Ole F. Norheim in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Volkswirtschaftslehre & Wirtschaftspolitik. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. List of Tables
  8. List of Contributors
  9. 1 Introduction: Prioritarianism in Practice
  10. 2 Theory of Prioritarianism
  11. 3 Well-Being Measurement
  12. 4 Prioritarianism and Optimal Taxation
  13. 5 Prioritarianism and Measuring Social Progress
  14. 6 Prioritarianism and Health Policy
  15. 7 Prioritarianism and Fatality Risk Regulation
  16. 8 Prioritarianism and Climate Change
  17. 9 Prioritarianism and Education
  18. 10 Empirical Research on Ethical Preferences: How Popular is Prioritarianism?
  19. 11 Prioritarianism and Equality of Opportunity
  20. 12 Prioritarianism and the COVID-19 Pandemic
  21. Index