Preference pollution : how markets create the desires we dislike / David George.

Author/creator George, David
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2001.
Descriptionxi, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesEconomics, cognition, and society
Economics, cognition, and society. ^A316509
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Freedom to choose -- Chapter 3. Market failure in the shaping of tastes -- Chapter 4. Fortifications, extensions, clarifications -- Chapter 5. Market failure or human imperfection? -- Chapter 6. The critic's retreat -- Chapter 7. Sexual choices: the first order's rise and the second order's fall -- Chapter 8. Risk taking: the rise of the gambler -- Chapter 9. The surge of consumer credit -- Chapter 10. Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 181-193) and index.
LCCN 2001001994
ISBN0472112201 (Cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HF5415.32 .G465 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold