Seldom considered is whether markets do an adequate job of shaping our tastes. David George argues that they do not, and that the standard economic definition of efficiency can be used to demonstrate that the market ignores people's desires about their desires. He concludes that markets perform poorly with respect to second-order preferences, thus worsening the problem of undesired desires. The book further investigates changes in perceptions and public policy toward such activities as gambling, credit, entertainment, and sexual behavior.
David George is Chair and Professor Economics, LaSalle University.
| ISBN: | 9780472089499 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2004 |
| Author: | David George |
| Publisher: | The University of Michigan Press an imprint of University of Michigan Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 216 pages |
| Series: | Economics, Cognition, and Society |
| Genres: |
Economics Sociology Anthropology Politics and government |
Seldom considered is whether markets do an adequate job of shaping our tastes. David George argues that they do not, and that the standard economic definition of efficiency can be used to demonstrate that the market ignores people's desires about their desires. He concludes that markets perform poorly with respect to second-order preferences, thus worsening the problem of undesired desires. The book further investigates changes in perceptions and public policy toward such activities as gambling, credit, entertainment, and sexual behavior.
David George is Chair and Professor Economics, LaSalle University.
Preference Pollution features in the following genres: Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, Politics and government
Preference Pollution is available in Paperback
Preference Pollution was written by David George and published by The University of Michigan Press an imprint of University of Michigan Press
Preference Pollution has 216 pages
Yes it is part of Economics, Cognition, and Society series