Praise for Economics for the Rest of Us:
A Top 10 Business
A Top 10 Business
Book of the Year
—Booklist
An invigorating new read . . .
with entertaining examples.
—Too Much
Thoughtful arguments. . . .
This excellent book will add a controversial perspective on critical issues of our time.
—Booklist
Highly recommended. . . .
A stimulating introduction to contested economic theory.
—Choice
Reminds us of a basic, humbling fact that’s been forgotten in our market-obsessed world: there is really no such thing as “the economy,” there are only people.
—Eric Laursen, co-author of Understanding the Crash
Economics for the Rest of Us
Debunking the Science That Makes Life Dismal
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Now in paperback: The Independent Publisher Association's Gold Medal Winner, a book that David Cay Johnston called "a brilliant eye-opener" because it turns the conventional wisdom about economics upside down
Masterful. This delightful and entertaining book is for anyone who has ever puzzled over how economics as a discipline could have become so divorced from any real understanding of the economy.
—Elaine Bernard, executive director,
Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
Labor & Worklife Program at Harvard Law School
“As entertaining as it is thought provoking” (Publisher’s Weekly), Economics for the Rest of Us shows how today’s dominant economic theories evolved, how they explicitly favor the rich over the poor, and why they’re not the only—or best—options.
At a time when growing numbers of people are deeply anxious about the workings of our economy—and when our very future as a society is up for grabs—economist Moshe Adler offers a lively and accessible debunking of two elements that make economics the “science” of the rich: the definition of what is efficient and the theory of how wages are determined. Filled with lively examples, from food riots in Indonesia to the eminent domain in Connecticut and everyone from Adam Smith to Jeremy Bentham to Larry Summers, here is a bold and important book that offers a foundation for a fundamentally more just economic system.
Moshe Adler teaches economics at Columbia University and at the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College. His articles and editorials have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Counterpunch, and Truthdig, as well as in the most prestigious academic journals. He lives in New York City.
At a time when growing numbers of people are deeply anxious about the workings of our economy—and when our very future as a society is up for grabs—economist Moshe Adler offers a lively and accessible debunking of two elements that make economics the “science” of the rich: the definition of what is efficient and the theory of how wages are determined. Filled with lively examples, from food riots in Indonesia to the eminent domain in Connecticut and everyone from Adam Smith to Jeremy Bentham to Larry Summers, here is a bold and important book that offers a foundation for a fundamentally more just economic system.
Moshe Adler teaches economics at Columbia University and at the Harry Van Arsdale Jr. Center for Labor Studies at Empire State College. His articles and editorials have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, Counterpunch, and Truthdig, as well as in the most prestigious academic journals. He lives in New York City.
Spring 2011
paperback
5 1/2 x 7 1/4, 240 pages
978-1-59558-641-4
paperback
5 1/2 x 7 1/4, 240 pages
978-1-59558-641-4
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