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Economics for the Rest of Us: Debunking the Science That Makes Life Dismal
Author: Moshe Adler
Year: November 17, 2009
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 2.5 MB
Language: English

Why do contemporary economists consider food subsidies in starving countries, rent control in rich cities, and health insurance everywhere and "inefficient and "? Why do they feel that corporate executives deserve no less than their multimillion-dollar and "compensation and " packages and workers no more than their meager wages? Here is a lively and accessible debunking of the two elements that make economics the and "science and " of the rich: the definition of what is efficient and the theory of how wages are determined. The first is used to justify the cruelest policies, the second grand larceny.Filled with lively examples-from food riots in Indonesia to eminent domain in Connecticut and everyone from Adam Smith to Jeremy Bentham to Larry Summers-Economics for the Rest of Us shows how today's dominant economic theories evolved, how they explicitly favor the rich over the poor, and why they're not the only or best options. Written for anyone with an interest in understanding contemporary economic thinking-and why it is dead wrong-Economics for the Rest of Us offers a foundation for a fundamentally more just economic system.

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