Yew-Kwang Ng looks to make welfare economics more complete by discussing the recent inframarginal analysis of division of labour and by pushing welfare economics from the level of preference to that of happiness, making a reformulation of the foundation of public policy necessary. A theory of the third best is provided, with extension to the equality/efficiency issue. The remarkable conclusion of treating a dollar as a dollar provides a powerful simplification of public policy formulation in general and in cost-benefit analysis in particular.
- ISBN13 9781349429431
- Publish Date 1 January 2004 (first published 1 January 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
- Format Paperback
- Pages 355
- Language English