Economics as a Science of Human Behaviour

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This book champions the view that economics is a social science and may serve as a new paradigm for the social sciences. Economics is seen as part of the sciences that deal with actual problems of society by providing insights, improving understanding, and suggesting solutions. The economic approach is applied to six different areas outside the scope of conventional economics: natural environment, politics, art, family, conflict, and history. The limits of this approach and possible further developments are discussed, with particular illumination of ethical and psychological aspects. Economics as a Science of Human Behaviour is suitable for both beginners and advanced students of economics seeking an introduction to behaviour-oriented economics. It is written for sociologists, political scientists, lawyers, and psychologists, and will also serve the general reader interested in the insights modern applied economics may offer.