Reckoning with Markets
Download or Read eBook Reckoning with Markets PDF written by James Halteman and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : James Halteman |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 237 |
Release | : 2012-02-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199763702 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199763704 |
Rating | : 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Reckoning with Markets by : James Halteman
Book excerpt: This book presents the notion that economic thinking cannot escape value judgments at any level and that this understanding has been the dominant view throughout most of history. It shows how, from ancient times, people who thought about economic matters integrated moral reflection into their thinking. Reflecting on the Enlightenment and the birth of economics as a science, Halteman and Noell illustrate the process by which values and beliefs were excluded from economics proper. They also bring the reader up to date, given the changes over the last half-century.