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I spend, therefore I am : the true cost of economics

Roscoe, Philip2014
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A radical, inspiring, agenda-setting critique that shows how economics invades our most intimate decisions, and what the real alternatives might be. Is a promotion at work worth more than time with family? Does the price of cheap socks compensate for their being made by children? Might a new lover be better than the one you have? How do you choose when what you want is bad for someone else? Examining work, shopping, healthcare, house-buying, online dating, politics and daily life, Philip Roscoe explains why economics is so powerful, and shows precisely how its values - ownership, efficiency and self-interest - threaten to usurp all others.
Imprint:
London : Viking, 2014.
Collation:
262 pages ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780670922826 (hbk)
Dewey class:
330.01330.01330
Local class:
330.01
Language:
English
BRN:
239485
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