Jevons's Applications of Utilitarian Theory to Economic Policy

Authors

Sandra J. Peart, University of RichmondFollow

DOI

10.1017/S0953820800000704

Abstract

The precise nature of W. S. Jevons's utilitarianism as a guiding rule for economic policy has yet to be investigated, and that will be the first issue treated in this paper. While J. A. Schumpeter, for instance, asserted that 'some of the most prominent exponents of marginal utility' (including Jevons), were 'convinced utilitarians', he did not investigate the further implications for Jevons's policy analysis.¹

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1990

Publisher Statement

Copyright © 1990 Cambridge University Press. This article first appeared in Utilitas 2:2 (1990), 281-306.

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Recommended Citation

Peart, Sandra J. "Jevons's Applications of Utilitarian Theory to Economic Policy." Utilitas 2, no. 02 (1990): 281-306. doi:10.1017/S0953820800000704.