Wealth and Welfare
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Wealth and Welfare is a foundational economics book by Arthur Cecil Pigou that develops the theory of welfare economics and examines how government intervention can improve social well-being.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book → non-fiction book → |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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welfare economics → |
| author |
A. C. Pigou
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Arthur Cecil Pigou → |
| centralTheme |
conditions under which economic welfare is maximized
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how government intervention can improve social well-being → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| field |
economics
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welfare economics → |
| genre |
academic literature
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| hasImpactOn |
economic policy analysis
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public finance theory → theory of government intervention → |
| hasPart |
analysis of the national dividend
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discussion of economic welfare and its measurement → discussion of government remedies for market failures → treatment of externalities and divergences between private and social net product → |
| influenced |
The Economics of Welfare
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modern welfare economics → public economics → |
| language |
English
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| notableFor |
analysis of divergences between private and social net product
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early systematic treatment of welfare economics → foundation for Pigouvian taxation → |
| publicationYear |
1912
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| publisher |
Macmillan
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| relatedConcept |
Pigouvian tax
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|
| relatedWork |
The Economics of Welfare
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|
| subject |
economic efficiency
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economic welfare → externalities → government intervention in the economy → income distribution → marginal utility → market failures → national dividend → social justice → social welfare → taxation → |
| targetAudience |
economists
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policy makers → students of economics → |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century economy
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Arthur Cecil Pigou
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notableWork |
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Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace
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relatedWork |