Overview
Constructs a general economic theory of contemporary world capitalism that goes beyond mainstream neoclassical and Keynesian theory by insisting that economic theory should be fully scientific
Directly addresses the pressing issues of our day and offers policies based on scientific theory to remedy them
Examines the links between economic growth, income inequality, democracy, and degradation of the environment
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book explores the policy implications of the unified theory of capitalism—how economic growth has led to a new epoch, the Anthropocene, and it presents a new set of economic principles that are needed in this new age. The unified theory of capitalism has been published as a new scientific endeavor, attempting to present new economics for the Anthropocene age that are empirically verifiable and fully consistent with the physical sciences.
This book elaborates on the implications of the unified theory for both the science of economics and for public policies. In particular, this book develops in more detail the policy implications, discussing the fundamental economic and societal policy issues of our time—employment, inequality, the environment, and quality of life—in empirical terms.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Adolfo Figueroa is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He is the author of three previous books with Palgrave Macmillan: Growth, Employment, Inequality, and the Environment (2015); Rules for Scientific Research in Economics (2016); and Economics of the Anthropocene Age (2017).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Quality of Society
Book Subtitle: Essays on the Unified Theory of Capitalism
Authors: Adolfo Figueroa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11656-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-11655-2Published: 05 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-11656-9Published: 23 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 289
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Economic Policy, Economic Growth, Political Economy/Economic Systems