Social Inequality, Analytical Egalitarianism, and the March Towards Eugenic Explanations in the Social Sciences

This book gathers together several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the Peart-Levy thesis. Contains several essays by historians of economics who express varying reactions to the thesis expressed in Professors Sandra J. Pearts and David M. Levys book The Vanity of the Philosopher: From Equality to Hierarchy in Post-classical Economics Explains the importance of 'analytic egalitarianism' in economics and the sad consequences of moving away from this approach Provides reading that can complement reading lists in economics, the mathematics of gambling, and the political economy of the gaming industry