The Skeptical Economist: Revealing the Ethics Inside EconomicsEconomics 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. The Skeptical Economist rejects the story told by other popular economics books. |
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The Skeptical Economist: Revealing the Ethics Inside Economics Jonathan Aldred No preview available - 2009 |
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