Since his pioneering Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for understanding all human behavior. In a highly readable selection of essays Becker applies this approach to various aspects of human activity, including social interactions; crime and punishment; marriage, fertility, and the family; and "irrational" behavior.
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在贝克尔看来,政客也罢、知识分子也罢、经商也罢、从戎也罢,独身也好、结婚也好、利己主义也好、利他主义也好,各种人的各种活动的目的只有一个,那就是追求效用最大,而不管这些人的职业或这些人的活动是否具有商业性质,换句话说,人类的一切活动都蕴含着效用最大化动机,都可以运用经济分析加以研究和说明。
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