The Skeptical Economist: Revealing the Ethics Inside Economics
- ISBN-10
- 1849773262
- ISBN-13
- 9781849773263
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Author
- Jonathan Aldred
Description
The Skeptical Economist rejects the story told by other popular economics books. It shows that economics is not an agreed body of knowledge or an objective science. In reality, economics is built on ethical foundations, distinctive and controversial views about how we ought to live, and what we value.
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