The Economics of Human Betterment : Proceedings of Section F (Economics) of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Sussex 1983

How Do Things Go From Bad To Better? / Kenneth E. Boulding -- Indicators Of Human Betterment / Muriel Nissel -- Growth, Social Innovation, And Time Use / Jonathan Gershuny -- Technology, Communications, Economics, And Progress / David Simpson -- Human Betterment In A Planned Economy / Michael Kaser -- Culture And Economy / Radha Sinha -- Economic Development Of Singapore Since Self-government In 1959 / Lim Chong-yah -- The Concept Of Human Betterment / Anthony Flew -- T.h. Marshall On The Middle Ground / David Reisman -- The Welfare State, Economics, And Morality / David Collard -- The Crisis Of The Welfare State-the Dutch Experience / Michael Ellman. Edited By Kenneth E. Boulding. Includes Bibliographies And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii How do Things go from Bad to Better? the Contribution of Economics....Pages 1-14 Indicators of Human Betterment....Pages 15-35 Growth, Social Innovation and Time Use....Pages 36-57 Technology, Communications, Economics and Progress....Pages 58-70 Human Betterment in a Planned Economy — the Case of the Soviet Union....Pages 71-86 Culture and Economy: Human Betterment in India and Japan....Pages 87-104 Economic Development of Singapore since Self-government in 1959....Pages 105-131 The Concept of Human Betterment....Pages 132-150 T. H. Marshall on the Middle Ground....Pages 151-173 The Welfare State, Economics and Morality....Pages 174-190 The Crisis of the Welfare State — the Dutch Experience....Pages 191-211 Back Matter....Pages 213-220