Behind the Veil of Economics: Essays in the Worldly Philosophy

Business & Finance, Economics
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Author: Robert L. Heilbroner ISBN: 9780393242638
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Publication: June 17, 1989
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company Language: English
Author: Robert L. Heilbroner
ISBN: 9780393242638
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication: June 17, 1989
Imprint: W. W. Norton & Company
Language: English

"[These essays] are rich in argument, in clear and provocative presentation of complicated issues, and are often delightfully quotable. Behind the Veil of Economics makes instructive, disturbing, and lively reading." —Elizabeth Wolgast, New York Times Book Review

What lies behind the veil of economics? Power and ideology, answers Robert Heilbroner—the power of our economic involvement in society to shape the ways we think about it; the visions and values that add unsuspected ideological color to our economic beliefs about it. Most important, Heilbroner shows why economics has become the reigning form of social inquiry and how we might penetrate its mystique.

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"[These essays] are rich in argument, in clear and provocative presentation of complicated issues, and are often delightfully quotable. Behind the Veil of Economics makes instructive, disturbing, and lively reading." —Elizabeth Wolgast, New York Times Book Review

What lies behind the veil of economics? Power and ideology, answers Robert Heilbroner—the power of our economic involvement in society to shape the ways we think about it; the visions and values that add unsuspected ideological color to our economic beliefs about it. Most important, Heilbroner shows why economics has become the reigning form of social inquiry and how we might penetrate its mystique.

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