This paper reviews some of the classic authors and literature on the subtleties of intrinsic motivation in the human activities where a presumed ‘helper’ (teacher, manager, social worker, etc.) are working with a certain class of ‘doers’ (students, workers, clients, etc.).
Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Motivation
October 6, 2024 by admin
Filed Under: Development, Main Blog, NeoClassical Economic Theory Tagged With: Atrophy effect, Carl Rogers, Douglas McGregor, Economic Theory, Intrinsic motivation, John Dewey, Locus of control, Theory Y
Social Engineering vs. Pragmatism: Part I of Commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission
January 31, 2010 by admin
The point of this Part I commentary on the Sarkozy-Stiglitz Commission is to juxtapose the social engineering perspective implied in the whole exercise of trying to find a better index of “economic performance and social progress” to a more pragmatic perspective.
Filed Under: Main Blog Tagged With: cost-benefit analysis, Current events, Development aid, Economic Theory, John Dewey, Joseph Stiglitz, Political Economy, pragmatism, Sarkozy Commission, social engineering, social indices