Meeting Needs

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Meeting Needs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Braybrooke
SeriesStudies in Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:358
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreSocial and political philosophy
ISBN/Barcode 9780691609584
ClassificationsDewey:320.011
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 14 July 2014
Publication Country United States

Description

The concept of needs works to sort out social policies. Yet the idea is in disrepute with many thinkers who, led by economists, accuse it of being too fluid, or too narrow, or of serving no purpose that the concept of preferences does not serve better. David Braybrooke refutes these charges by providing a model of how the concept of needs works whe