Economics Unmasked presents a cogent critique of the dominant economic system, showing that the theoretical constructions of mainstream economics work mainly to bring about injustice. This book outlines the foundations of a new economics â where justice, human dignity, compassion and reverence for life are the guiding values.
Economics Unmasked presents a cogent critique of the dominant economic system, showing that the theoretical constructions of mainstream economics work mainly to bring about injustice. This book outlines the foundations of a new economics â where justice, human dignity, compassion and reverence for life are the guiding values.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Philip Bartlett Smith was an American-Dutch experimental physicist and writer who after his retirement devoted himself to studying economic theories, environment and energy, and world poverty. He was co-author of The World at the Crossroads and the editor of Dimensions of Sustainability. Manfred Max-Neef is a Chilean-German economist and environmentalist. He is Professor of Ecological Economics in the Southern University of Chile, and Director of the Economics Institute. His book Human Scale Development has been recognised by Cambridge University as one of the fifty most important texts in sustainability.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface Introduction: the case for a new economics From knowledge to understanding The function of economics in society Keynesianism: its rise and fall Honesty and value premises Imitation of the exact sciences: reductionism, mathematical models and Pareto Economic growth Globalization Compassion The world on a collision course and the need for a new economics A humane economics for the twenty-first century The United States: an underdeveloping nation A non-toxic teaching of economics Implementation: from the village to a global order References and notes Index
Preface Introduction: the case for a new economics From knowledge to understanding The function of economics in society Keynesianism: its rise and fall Honesty and value premises Imitation of the exact sciences: reductionism, mathematical models and Pareto Economic growth Globalization Compassion The world on a collision course and the need for a new economics A humane economics for the twenty-first century The United States: an underdeveloping nation A non-toxic teaching of economics Implementation: from the village to a global order References and notes Index
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