Herbert Gintis and the Societal Origins of Preferences: A Personal Memoir

Herbert Gintis and the Societal Origins of Preferences: A Personal Memoir

In this personal memoir of my lifelong collaborator and friend, Herb Gintis, I reflect on his “A Radical Analysis of Welfare Economics and Individual Development.” Published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 1972, the article advances a novel Marx-inspired interpretation of the societal origi...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Review of radical political economics 2024-03, Vol.56 (1), p.146-151
1. Verfasser: Bowles, Samuel
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Autobiographical literature
Classification
Economic development
Marxism
Parsons, Talcott (1902-1979)
Preferences
Radicalism
Welfare economics
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Zusammenfassung:In this personal memoir of my lifelong collaborator and friend, Herb Gintis, I reflect on his “A Radical Analysis of Welfare Economics and Individual Development.” Published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics in 1972, the article advances a novel Marx-inspired interpretation of the societal origins of preferences, one that profoundly influenced the ideas of a group of like-minded young economists at Harvard at the time, economics more broadly, and Herb and my subsequent joint work. JEL Classification: B14, B21, D01
ISSN:0486-6134
1552-8502
DOI:10.1177/04866134231222289