A Richer Life: How Economics Can Change the Way We Think and Feel
Autor Philip Roscoeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 mai 2015
'A brilliant critique'Robert Skidelsky, prize-winning biographer of John Maynard Keynes
'Impressive . . . important . . . very thoughtful and thought-provoking'Ha-Joon Chang, author of23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
'A splendid denunciation of the dismal science . . . a fine book, on the side of the angels'Guardian
'A powerful description of the many ways we have lost our bearings as a society . . . makes the case that economics has left us impoverished as human beings . . . a powerful and engaging read'Sunday Times
'Very readable and entertaining'Independent
Is a promotion at work worth more than time with family? Does the price of cheap socks compensate for their being made by children? Might a new lover be better than the one you have? How do we choose when what we want is bad for someone else? In fact, in a world as complicated as ours, how do we choose at all?
Over the course of the 20th century economics has become our most trusted science of decision-making. From government policies to personal decisions - such as buying a house, educating our children, caring for our sick or even meeting a spouse - economic principles govern both our range of choices and how we choose between them. But economics is not a perfect science. It is political and far from impartial, and yet its values - ownership, efficiency, cost benefit and self-interest - now threaten to usurp all others. At a time when the most urgent problems require collective action, economics is perhaps our greatest obstacle to change.
Written with humour, wisdom and compassion, and investigating the worlds of work, shopping, healthcare, house-buying, online dating, politics and daily life, this brilliant and timely book exposes the true cost of economic thinking, points the way to some compelling alternatives - co-operatives, local currencies, non-Western finance, community - and draws attention to some other, timeless values that few of us have yet forgotten.
A Richer Life: How Economics Can Change the Way We Think and Feelwas originally published in hardback asI Spend, Therefore I Am.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241972724
ISBN-10: 0241972728
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0241972728
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Philip
Roscoe
is
Reader
in
Management
at
the
School
of
Management,
University
of
St
Andrews.
He
is
interested
in
markets
and
organizing,
and
has
published
and
lectured
on
such
topics
as
online
dating,
organ
transplants,
non-professional
investors
and
alternative
currencies.
Philip
holds
a
PhD
in
management
from
Lancaster
University,
an
MPhil
in
medieval
Arabic
thought
from
the
University
of
Oxford,
and
a
BA
in
theology
from
the
University
of
Leeds.
Between
studies,
he
has
worked
as
a
financial
journalist
and
tried
his
hand
at
running
a
small
business.
In
2011
he
was
one
of
the
ten
winners
of
the
inaugural
AHRC
BBC
Radio
3
'New
Generation
Thinkers'
scheme
chosen
from
over
a
thousand
applicants.
He
is
married
to
Jane,
and
they
have
three
sons.
Recenzii
A
brilliant
critique
Impressive. Important, very thoughtfulandthought-provoking
A splendid denunciation of the dismal science [of economics]. . .A fine book, on the side of the angels
Very readable and entertaining.Roscoe bemoans the power of economics . . . using some intriguing examples to make his case
Roscoe is right to remind us that the habit of seeing all our problems in economic terms has fatally narrowed the range of motives to which politicians appeal . . .that the relentless drive to attach a market price to everything is undermining the realm of human values. His most important conclusion is that we must confine the economists to the asylums - universities, for instance - where they can do no harm
An engaging read, and apowerful description of the many ways we have lost our bearings as a society.A Richer Lifemakes the case that economics has left us impoverished as human beings
Roscoe makes a convincing case for the way economics has commodified and devalued aspects of our lives . . . exposing the flawed assumptions in the economic theories of some respected thinkers.He gives us a fresh and incisive critique of a doctrine still shaping our society
Wide-ranging and readable. Roscoe makes many interesting points about how we judge governments by market standards . . . via an insightful account of some of the problems of mainstream economics.A very engaging, erudite and illuminating account
It is true that we sometimes take economists too seriously, and that westerners may have lost something in their rush to replace community values with the individualistic ritual of market exchange. ButRoscoe's more powerful argument is that we now approach sex and love in the way we might shop for a low-cost holiday on a price comparison website
A Richer Life'svision of a future world where we are each governed by economics is quite alarming. Despite the gloom,Roscoe concludes that economic-thinking shouldn't be dumped. It just needs to leave behind the dispassionate science.
An intelligent and tightly argued book . . . warranting close attention. There are some great examples in the book of how economic reasoning hides the true cost of things and narrows our decision making into simple profit-maximising
Aradical, inspiring, agenda-setting critique that shows how neo-liberal economics has invaded every area of society, including our most intimate decisions.Truly revelatory
Roscoe makes a powerful case that we need to change course
Written with humour, wisdom and compassion, and investigating the worlds of work, shopping, healthcare, house-buying, online dating, politics and daily life,this brilliant and timely book exposes the true cost of economic thinking, points the way to some compelling alternatives - co-operatives, local currencies, non-Western finance, community - and draws attention to some other, timeless values that few of us have yet forgotten
A lively, radical book that challenges dry, dismal principles and champions the greater values of charity and civic virtue
Afascinatingbook on so many levels.Timelyandimportant
Loads of economists are lining up to slag this book off, which alone makes it an economically sound buy
Impressive. Important, very thoughtfulandthought-provoking
A splendid denunciation of the dismal science [of economics]. . .A fine book, on the side of the angels
Very readable and entertaining.Roscoe bemoans the power of economics . . . using some intriguing examples to make his case
Roscoe is right to remind us that the habit of seeing all our problems in economic terms has fatally narrowed the range of motives to which politicians appeal . . .that the relentless drive to attach a market price to everything is undermining the realm of human values. His most important conclusion is that we must confine the economists to the asylums - universities, for instance - where they can do no harm
An engaging read, and apowerful description of the many ways we have lost our bearings as a society.A Richer Lifemakes the case that economics has left us impoverished as human beings
Roscoe makes a convincing case for the way economics has commodified and devalued aspects of our lives . . . exposing the flawed assumptions in the economic theories of some respected thinkers.He gives us a fresh and incisive critique of a doctrine still shaping our society
Wide-ranging and readable. Roscoe makes many interesting points about how we judge governments by market standards . . . via an insightful account of some of the problems of mainstream economics.A very engaging, erudite and illuminating account
It is true that we sometimes take economists too seriously, and that westerners may have lost something in their rush to replace community values with the individualistic ritual of market exchange. ButRoscoe's more powerful argument is that we now approach sex and love in the way we might shop for a low-cost holiday on a price comparison website
A Richer Life'svision of a future world where we are each governed by economics is quite alarming. Despite the gloom,Roscoe concludes that economic-thinking shouldn't be dumped. It just needs to leave behind the dispassionate science.
An intelligent and tightly argued book . . . warranting close attention. There are some great examples in the book of how economic reasoning hides the true cost of things and narrows our decision making into simple profit-maximising
Aradical, inspiring, agenda-setting critique that shows how neo-liberal economics has invaded every area of society, including our most intimate decisions.Truly revelatory
Roscoe makes a powerful case that we need to change course
Written with humour, wisdom and compassion, and investigating the worlds of work, shopping, healthcare, house-buying, online dating, politics and daily life,this brilliant and timely book exposes the true cost of economic thinking, points the way to some compelling alternatives - co-operatives, local currencies, non-Western finance, community - and draws attention to some other, timeless values that few of us have yet forgotten
A lively, radical book that challenges dry, dismal principles and champions the greater values of charity and civic virtue
Afascinatingbook on so many levels.Timelyandimportant
Loads of economists are lining up to slag this book off, which alone makes it an economically sound buy