{"product_id":"bettering-humanomics-deirdre-nansen-mccloskey-9780226765921","title":"Bettering Humanomics: A New, and Old, Approach to Economic Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eDeirdre Nansen McCloskey's latest meticulous work examines how economics can become a more \"human\" science.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Economic historian Deirdre Nansen McCloskey has distinguished herself through her writing on the Great Enrichment and the betterment of the poor--not just materially but spiritually. In \u003ci\u003eBettering Humanomics\u003c\/i\u003e she continues her intellectually playful yet rigorous analysis with a focus on humans rather than the institutions. Going against the grain of contemporary neo-institutional and behavioral economics which privilege observation over understanding, she asserts her vision of \"humanomics,\" which draws on the work of Bart Wilson, Vernon Smith, and most prominently, Adam Smith. She argues for an economics that uses a comprehensive understanding of human action beyond behaviorism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e McCloskey clearly articulates her points of contention with believers in \"imperfections,\" from Samuelson to Stiglitz, claiming that they have neglected scientific analysis in their haste to diagnose the ills of the system. In an engaging and erudite manner, she reaffirms the global successes of market-tested betterment and calls for empirical investigation that advances from material incentives to an awareness of the human within historical and ethical frameworks. \u003ci\u003eBettering Humanomics\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critique of contemporary economics and a proposal for an economics as a better human science.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deirdre Nansen McCloskey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022676592X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226765921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeirdre Nansen McCloskey\u003c\/b\u003e is distinguished professor emerita of economics and of history and professor emerita of English and of communication, at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of two dozen books including \u003ci\u003eLeave Me Alone and I'll Make You Rich\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bourgeois Virtues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourgeois Dignity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBourgeois Equality\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrossing: A Transgender Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEconomical Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deirdre Nansen McCloskey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44043416731903,"sku":"9780226765921","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7247257d-532d-4640-8e43-f8b60a9c84f7.jpg?v=1684967023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bettering-humanomics-deirdre-nansen-mccloskey-9780226765921","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}