{"product_id":"the-economic-approach-gary-stanley-becker-9780226849157","title":"The Economic Approach: Unpublished Writings of Gary S. Becker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a revealing collection from the intellectual titan whose work shaped the modern world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs an economist and public intellectual, Gary S. Becker was a giant. The recipient of a Nobel Prize, a John Bates Clark Medal, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom, Becker is widely regarded as the greatest microeconomist in history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter forty years at the University of Chicago, Becker left a slew of unpublished writings that used an economic approach to human behavior, analyzing such topics as preference formation, rational indoctrination, income inequality, drugs and addiction, and the economics of family.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese papers unveil the process and personality-direct, critical, curious-that made him a beloved figure in his field and beyond. \u003ci\u003eThe Economic Approach\u003c\/i\u003e examines these extant works as a capstone to the Becker oeuvre-not because the works are perfect, but because they offer an illuminating, instructive glimpse into the machinations of an economist who wasn't motivated by publications. Here, and throughout his works, an inquisitive spirit remains remarkable and forever resonant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gary Stanley Becker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226849155\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226849157\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 03\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Gary Stanley Becker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520093663487,"sku":"9780226849157","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f369c8f-52b5-4b8a-b4d4-7a2993d6e943.jpg?v=1778740706","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-economic-approach-gary-stanley-becker-9780226849157","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}