Book contents
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Wealth Is Positive-Sum
- 2 Good Is Not Good Enough
- 3 There Is No Great Mind
- 4 Progress Is Not Inevitable
- 5 Economics and/or Morality
- 6 Equality of What?
- 7 Markets Are Not Perfect
- Conclusion
- Postscript
- References and Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Postscript
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 April 2021
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins
- Seven Deadly Economic Sins
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Wealth Is Positive-Sum
- 2 Good Is Not Good Enough
- 3 There Is No Great Mind
- 4 Progress Is Not Inevitable
- 5 Economics and/or Morality
- 6 Equality of What?
- 7 Markets Are Not Perfect
- Conclusion
- Postscript
- References and Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Index
Summary
The purpose of this book has been to expose central economic fallacies that meet two main criteria: first, they are fallacies that are based on widely accepted foundational principles of economics; second, they are fallacies that, if more widely understood as fallacies, would have positive effects on human life. I believe that that is what I have done in identifying seven central, and another dozen or so ancillary, fallacies discussed in this book. If I have not convinced you that these fallacies are in fact fallacies, or if you have identified errors, either of commission or omission, in my reasoning, I hope I have at least provided sufficiently strong argument that you can see why the (alleged) fallacies might be fallacies, as well as what would be required to refute the argument or to remain unconvinced by it.
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- Seven Deadly Economic SinsObstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know, pp. 270 - 272Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021