Economics for Humans

Name: Economics for Humans
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ISBN: 9780226572024

ISBN-10: 0226572021

ISBN-13: 9780226572024

Edition: 2006

Authors: Julie A. Nelson

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At its core, an economy is about providing goods and services for human well-being. But many economists and critics preach that an economy is something far different: a cold and heartless system that operates outside of human control. In this impassioned and perceptive work, Julie A. Nelson asks a compelling question: If our economic world is something that we as humans create, aren't ethics and human relationships--dimensions of a full and rich life--intrinsically part of the picture? Is it possible to take this thing we call economics and give it a body and a soul? "Economics for Humans" argues against the well-ingrained notion that economics is immune to moral values and distant from…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/2/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 164
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments



Tending the Body: The History of Economics



Tending the Soul: The Defense of "Noneconomic Values"



Bringing Body and Soul Together



LoveandMoney? The Question of Individual Motivation



BusinessandEthics? The Question of Organizational Behavior



Keeping Body and Soul Together


Notes


Index