Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (Advances in Social Economics)
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Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value (Advances in Social Economics)
John B Davis
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The concept of the individual and his/her motivations is a bedrock of philosophy. All strands of thought at heart contain to a particular theory of the individual. Economics, though, is guilty of taking this hugely important concept without questioning how we theorize it. This superb book remedies this oversight.
The new approach put forward by Davies is to pay more attention to what moral philosophy may offer us in the study of personal identity, self consciousness and will. This crosses the traditional boundaries of economics and will shed new light on the distinction between positive and normative analysis in economics. With both heterodox and orthodox economics receiving a thorough analysis from Davies, this book is at once inclusive and revealing.

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2 out of 5 stars Okay if written in 1985.......2004-09-17

The image of the individual in economics theory is being rewritten, due to advances in behavioral decision theory, behavioral game theory, experimental economics, and evolutionary game theory. This process has been going on for more than a decade, and results appear frequently in book form, in the economics journals, in psychology journals, and even in such general scientific journals as Nature, Science, New Scientist, and Scientific American. Such major names as Daniel Kanheman, Amos Tversky, Elinor Ostrom, Bruno Frey, Vernon Smith, Kevin McCabe, and Ernst Fehr do not appear in this book. Evolutionary game theory, which has all but displaced classical game theory, is mentioned a couple of times, in passing. Modern developments are completely absent from this book, which is therefore woefully out of date.

This is not very surprising. The author critiques theory rather than producing it, while others are producing new theories that at least outdate the critiques, and perhaps also solve some of the problems indicated by the critic.

What the author does, he does fairly well, although sometimes exceptionally complex arguments are alluded to rather than developed and assessed, as is the case of the presumptions of classical game theory in justifying the Nash equilibrium concept.

All in all, this will assuage the curiosity of newcomers to economics and dabblers, but there is nothing new here.

5 out of 5 stars A Fabulous overview.......2003-09-25

This book is good overall - hut what really makes it stand out is an unbelievably lucid section on so-called "Orthodox" or "Neoclassical" economics. Professor Davis strips the assumptions of this body of thinking bare and then moves on to draw some striking conclusions of his own.

5 out of 5 stars An excellent detour into economics and philosophy.......2003-09-24

A superb read, this book came like a breath of fresh air to me. Using a huge range of knowledge, the author takes the reader on a journey through economics via its most important thoroughfare: the concept of the individual.

One of the best qualities of the book is its precise style of writing - it makes for a book which does not take too long to read, but leaves one thinking of it for a long time afterwards.

4 out of 5 stars Snappy overview of an issue central to economics.......2003-09-24

I must admit that I had not come across John Davis's work before, although I have subsequently discovered that he is Editor of the journal, "Review of Social Economy". This book was brought to my attention by an email from the publishers Routledge.

The book's main virtue is succinctness - too many economics books outstay their welcome and Davis does a good job of covering a core issue in the space of fewer pages than is usual.

For me, Chapter 3, which deals partly with human capital theory, is the book's strongest. Gary Becker's work and continued influence is examined and comes in for a convincing critique.

5 out of 5 stars Marvellous.......2003-09-18

What can I say? Taking a coach trip between Omaha and Nashville might have turned out to have been one of the worst decisions of my life given unfortunate events along the way, but that's another story. The one bright spot was finding the time to read this little gem. I'd bought it from Amazon after a friend suggested that I might like it, and finally got around to reading it on that trip.

The book is simply marvellous - a thorough analysis of the concept of the individual in economics is no mean feat and John Davis has really pulled it off here. Along the way we encounter characters such as Locke, Hume, Keynes, Hayek, Kant and Noam Chomsky!

The book made what would otherwise have been a nightmare journey into something approaching a real pleasure. For this achievement, Professor Davis, I take off my hat!
The Theory of the Individual in Economics: Identity and Value.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Economic Issues
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    Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
    Date: December 1, 2004
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    Volume: 38 Issue: 4 Page: 1112(3)

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                              5 out of 5 stars Great for students looking for alternatives to neoliberalism.......2005-02-19

                              The book begins with a thorough critique of the underlying assumptions that predicate neoclassical prescriptions. For anyone familiar with Dr. Ramstad's ECN 305 class at the University of Rhode Island, there is nothing new here.

                              However, DeMartino does make some sophisticated conceptual contributions here that are not easily come across in such an easy to read format.
                              1. We get a good discussion of the whole multicultural trade debate (a debate that really is not much more sophisticated than an oft-mentioned Star Trek gimic, the Prime Directive): between the, 'leave developing countries alone doctrine' and the 'intervention is good because of development doctrine.' DeMartino helps to break down the whole notion of growth by building on some concepts developed by Amartya Sen, which is essentially an ethic by which we can measure the effects of trade and so determine whether they are 'good' or 'bad.' This is, again, nothing especially new, but it is done in a novel way, and if this is the first time you come across these ideas, they stick to you pretty well. And for me, the debate was pretty much over at this point. Similar studies that provide alternatives to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for other variants that measure social development are worth seeking out.

                              2. The last major contribution that stuck with me - I read this book 4 years ago - is a newly conceptualized trade regime that was actually co-developed with Stephen Cullenberg. Some of the details are a little fuzzy now, but here's what I remember. First, DeMartino concedes that there are benefits to competitiveness. However, he is unwilling to simply then conclude that all competition is good for everyone, or that competition is not a malleable concept. In a section entitled, 'taking the x out of competition,' he then goes on to show that some competition can be destructive, others constructive, and that some variables within a competitive framework can effectively be removed so that only the constructive elements remain. This discussion becomes a little complicated at this point, as he begins to develop a variable that measures social provions / capability to provide such provisions. In short, these variants can be used to adminster a tax and tariff system that reward and punish countries for participating in these destructive trade practices. This system, then, would take the 'x' (destructive trade incentives) out of competition.

                              I know this review is coming across muddled - I'll have to review the text again. Regardless, if you are a reader interested in (1) understanding the neoliberal argument and its value-laden prescriptions, (2) formulating a critique of these values and prescriptions, (3) looking for alternatives to the dominant ideology - then you should not pass on this book.

                              After reading it, in almost every imaginable encounter, the so-called debate surrounding these issues has been pretty much resolved in favor of DeMartino's ideas.

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                                Mayo C. Toruno
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                                Title: GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL JUSTICE: THEORETICAL OBJECTIONS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES TO NEOLIBERALISM.(Review) (book review)
                                Author: Mayo C. Toruno
                                Publication: Journal of Economic Issues (Refereed)
                                Date: March 1, 2001
                                Publisher: Association for Evolutionary Economics
                                Volume: 35 Issue: 1 Page: 214

                                Article Type: Book Review

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                                African Development Indicators 1998-99 (World Bank Publication)
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                                  The indicators will be grouped into individual chapters, covering such topics as background data, national accounts, prices and exchange rates, money and banking, the external sector, external debt and related flows, government finance, agriculture, public and energy production, communications,
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                                  Virgin Islands British Business Law Handbook
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                                  Virgin Islands, British: A Spy Guide (World Business Law Handbook Library)
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