{"product_id":"the-skeptical-economist-jonathan-aldred-9781849712095","title":"The Skeptical Economist: Revealing the Ethics Inside Economics","description":"Economics is unavoidably central to any attempt to improve our quality of life, but most people do not know why, or how to question its underlying assumptions.\u003cem\u003e The Skeptical Economist\u003c\/em\u003e rejects the story told by other popular economics books. Responding to Western malaise about quality of life, and a growing curiosity about economics and its relevance to these concerns, Jonathan Aldred argues 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, what we value and why. This revealing and entertaining book exposes these hidden assumptions, and opens up the black box of modern economics to reveal that conventional wisdom is not what it appears to be. The Skeptical Economist will challenge us all to examine the assumptions behind the economics of our current way of life. It rediscovers the ethics at the heart of economics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Aldred\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849712093\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849712095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.12h x 6.23w x 0.83d","brand":"Jonathan Aldred","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46420322746623,"sku":"9781849712095","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5c347215-d13d-44c2-a985-a0fbf2ba7c2c.jpg?v=1734634294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-skeptical-economist-jonathan-aldred-9781849712095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}