The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community

摘要

Hostility to commerce dates to the very beginnings of market exchange. Aristotle, to pick an early example, condemned commerce as debased and immoral, fit only for inferiors, such as foreigners or slaves. Students of commerce, economists for short, have also been attacked. "Anti-economics" has a long history, too; indeed, criticism of economics and criticism of commerce have tended to go together. Stephen Marglin carries on both traditions-The Dismal Science: How Thinking Like an Economist Undermines Community discredits the market and economics alike.