The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community

By Stephen A. Marglin

Book Overview

Marglin dissects the ways in which the foundational assumptions of economics justify a world in which individuals are isolated from one another and social connections are impoverished as people define themselves in terms of how much they can afford to consume.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026543
• ISBN13: 9780674026544
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.3"