{"product_id":"9780792352709","title":"International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées: Beyond the Market of Innocents","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Archives of the History of Ideas Archives internationales d'histoire des idées: Beyond the Market of Innocents\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFridén, Bertil\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn increasing body of literature concerns the economics of  those highly appreciated qualities of life that are not easily  provided by market exchange. Today these problems are visible as never  before, for example environmental problems. But already at the dawn of  industrial society the problem had been observed by Rousseau. His  statements on the economy claim to take these problems into account  with due importance. In this way his economic philosophy concerns a  different domain of the economy from, for example, Adam Smith's work.  Rousseau's philosophy attempts to consider phenomena later labeled  information asymmetries and information costs, bargaining, collective  good problems. Some of Rousseau's most puzzling social proposals (on  theater, women, music, etc.) can be explained by his well-argued  conviction that an optimal economy demands a high social morale, a  communicative morale. He proposes an economic philosophy for the most  important properties of richness - such as experiencing the  unique, and being free although dependent on others (empowerment). It  is for the adult capable of true deliberation, not for the trifle of  the innocent child. He develops a concept of richness that is close to  the Aristotelian capability-concept, later explored by Amartya Sen.  \u003cbr\u003e  Rousseau's economic philosophy has not been treated in a monograph  before. The book should be rewarding to those interested in social  theory, the history of social and economic thought, problems at the  margins of market exchange, e.g. cultural economics, environmental  economics, students of Rousseau and the thought of the 18th century,  welfare economic theory in the direction of Arrow or Sen, and Poanyi's  and others' theses about the transition from selfsufficiency to  market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792352709\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-011-5294-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 172\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378886107276,"sku":"9780792352709","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792352709.jpg?v=1776432732","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792352709","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}