The dismal science : how thinking like an economist undermines community / Stephen A. Marglin.
| Author/creator | Marglin, Stephen A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008. |
| Description | xvi, 359 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | How thinking like an economist undermines community |
| Contents | Economics, the market, and community -- What is community? and is it worth the cost? -- The cutting edge of modernity -- Individualism -- Some history -- From vice to virtue in a century -- How do we know when we do not know? -- Sources of the modern ideology of knowledge -- Taking experience seriously -- Welfare economics and the nation-state -- Why is enough never enough? -- The economics of tragic choices -- From imperialism to globalization, by way of development -- Appendix A: The limits of dissent -- Appendix B: The distributional roots of the enclosure movement. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-350) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007020882 |
| ISBN | 9780674026544 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0674026543 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HB 724 .M37 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |