Economics and Egalitarianism
By: Prabhat Patnaik
Contributor(s): PATNAIK (Prabhat)Material type: 
TextLanguage: English Publisher: Delhi Oxford University Press 1991Description: vii,42 p. PB 21.5x14 cmISBN: 0195624963Subject(s): Economics -- Moral and ethical aspects | Equality | Social justice | SocialismDDC classification: 335 Summary: This study offers an insightful look at the current state of socialism presenting a clear-cut agenda to all those concerned for a more egalitarian world. Patnaik examines the aging of the command economy and its failure to provide for the needs of the people, the role of self-interest in society and whether this is compatible with a planned economy, and the need for a motive to work in a socialist society. These subjects are woven together with the various strands of economic thought which have led to what we today know as socialism and the welfare state.
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St Aloysius College (Autonomous) | Economics | 335 PATE (Browse shelf) | Available | GF01191 | ||
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St Aloysius College (Autonomous) | Economics | 335 PATE (Browse shelf) | Available | GF01761 |
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This study offers an insightful look at the current state of socialism presenting a clear-cut agenda to all those concerned for a more egalitarian world. Patnaik examines the aging of the command economy and its failure to provide for the needs of the people, the role of self-interest in society and whether this is compatible with a planned economy, and the need for a motive to work in a socialist society. These subjects are woven together with the various strands of economic thought which have led to what we today know as socialism and the welfare state.
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