Translating Social and Economic Theory into Human Behavior (Evolving Values for a Capitalist World)
Edición de la obra As if the Future Mattered
| Autor | Neva R. Goodwin |
|---|---|
| Editorial | University of Michigan Press |
| Fecha de publicación | August 15, 1996 |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 336 |
| Formato | Hardcover |
| ISBN-13 | 9780472106400 |
| ISBN-10 | 0472106406 |
| OCLC | 34283056 |
| LCCN | 96010247 |
| Número de Cutter |
G657i |
Concern for the future, the issue that lies at the core of this book, has been displayed by human beings in many ways throughout history - but is more important today than ever. Among individuals, firms, and other institutions, however, there is a wide variance in how much their behavior indicates concern for the future: some act as though only concerned about tomorrow, at the furthest; others build (or refrain from destroying) as though concerned for perpetuity. We have just come through a decade in which prevailing beliefs about how economics and social systems work, and how they should work, were especially permissive toward notions of individualism tending toward narrow selfishness, while discouraging a focus on societal interests, including concern for the future. It is, therefore, especially relevant at this time to inquire what can be done, through changes in institutional arrangements and/or fashions of thought and perception, to support the future-regarding tendencies in human societies. The volume will be of interest to businesspeople, economists, environmentalists, political scientists, and ethicists.