Title: A reflection on social regulation

Authors: Christian Descamps

Addresses: Universite Paris-Sud 11, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France

Abstract: To what extent is |the economy| socially regulated and what do we mean by |social regulation|? While a Hobbesian view sees the state as central, the Smithian tradition focuses on the market. But social regulation is not merely a matter of processes but also of ends. The original discussions of Greek philosophy remain relevant today and economic debates that ignore them are the poorer and the more misleading for this.

Keywords: ends; means; rationality; regulation theory; social regulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMCP.2008.018535

International Journal of Management Concepts and Philosophy, 2008 Vol.3 No.1, pp.92 - 97

Published online: 26 May 2008 *

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