{"product_id":"preference-pollution-david-george-9780472089499","title":"Preference Pollution: How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike","description":"\u003cbr\u003eSeldom considered is whether markets do an adequate job of shaping our tastes. David George argues that they do not, and that the standard economic definition of efficiency can be used to demonstrate that the market ignores people's desires about their desires. He concludes that markets perform poorly with respect to second-order preferences, thus worsening the problem of undesired desires. The book further investigates changes in perceptions and public policy toward such activities as gambling, credit, entertainment, and sexual behavior.\u003cbr\u003eDavid George is Chair and Professor Economics, LaSalle University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David George\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472089498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472089499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.73d","brand":"David George","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086702391551,"sku":"9780472089499","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0de00d12-e64c-41b5-a3cc-78f59b0b84cf.jpg?v=1769096082","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/preference-pollution-david-george-9780472089499","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}