
Preference Pollution
How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike
David George(Author)
The University of Michigan Press
Published on 17. March 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-472-08949-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
David George is Chair and Professor Economics, LaSalle University.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
32 drawings, 1 table
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-472-08949-9 (9780472089499)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
David George is Professor of Economics, LaSalle University.