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Social Engineering vs. Pragmatism: Part I of Commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission

January 31, 2010 by admin

The point of this Part I commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission is to juxtapose the social engineering perspective implied in the whole exercise of trying to find a better index of “economic performance and social progress” to a more pragmatic perspective.

Filed Under: Main Blog Tagged With: cost-benefit analysis, Current events, Development aid, Economic Theory, John Dewey, Joseph Stiglitz, Political Economy, pragmatism, Sarkozy Commission, social engineering, social indices

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