Just Price in the Markets: A History

by Charles R. Geisst

A concise history of "just price," from Aristotle to the present day

The question of what constitutes a fair price has been at the center of market interactions since the time of Aristotle. Should a seller sell to the highest bidder, or is there some other standard, such as a morally defined price, to be applied? Charles R. Geisst traces the ways that philosophers, religious leaders, and economists have sought to answer that question,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300268335
• ISBN13: 9780300268331
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"