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050 00 $aHB94$b.E34 2012
100 1 $aEkelund, Robert B.$q(Robert Burton),$d1940-
245 14 $aThe economics of Edwin Chadwick :$bincentives matter /$cRobert B. Ekelund, Jr. and Edward O. Price, III.
264 1 $aCheltenham, UK ;$aNorthampton, Mass. :$bEdward Elgar Pub.,$c©2012.
300 $axi, 246 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 221-236) and index.
505 0 $apt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The regulation of markets -- pt. 3. Law, sociology, and economics.
520 $aSir Edwin Chadwick (1800 - 1890) is hardly a household name among economists, although he is a well-known hero to sanitation engineers and utilitarian social reformers. His brilliant and cunning ideas relating to contemporary economic policy are illuminated for the first time in this pioneering study. The authors detail Chadwick's sophisticated conceptions of moral hazard, common pool problems, asymmetric information, and theory of competition, all of which differ starkly from those promulgated by Adam Smith and other classical economists. Also examined are Chadwick's views on government versus market role in dealing with problems created by natural monopoly, and whether some or all market problems justify government regulation or alterations of property rights. The authors investigate Chadwick's utilitarian approach to labor, business cycles, and economic growth, contrasting his modern view with those of his classical economic contemporaries. Chadwick's enormous output and cutting-edge methods undoubtedly establish him as an original and trenchant thinker in economic matters as well as a prophetic voice on contemporary issues in economics. This unique look at his less familiar research will interest academic regulatory economists, sociologists, students and scholars of law and economics, and all those interested in the fundamentals of social reform.
600 10 $aChadwick, Edwin,$d1800-1890.
650 0 $aClassical school of economics.
650 0 $aEconomists$zGreat Britain$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aIncentives in industry.
600 17 $aChadwick, Edwin,$d1800-1890.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00261395
650 7 $aClassical school of economics.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00863553
650 7 $aEconomists.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00902277
650 7 $aIncentives in industry.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00968514
651 7 $aGreat Britain.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01204623
648 7 $a1800 - 1899$2fast
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
650 7 $aKlassische Nationalökonomie.$2gnd$0(DE-588)4128353-3
700 1 $aPrice, Edward O.,$cIII,$d1952-