The Delusions of Economics

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The book dispels the basic myths of economics and cleverly brings the reader to glimpse a new paradigm. * Aziz Fall, Relations, Montreal * This is a work of sustained blasphemy. It lays bare the absurd assumptions of that lethal religion called 'mainstream economics'. Rist's book undermines the faith at the deepest level. True believers beware! * Edward Fullbrook, Editor of Real-World Economics Review * With his new way of thinking of society, Rist makes us relive * from a different angle and in a different age * The work remains a clear and useful antidote to mainstream economic thinking. * Gilles Raveaud, Alternatives economiques * Drawing on a wealth of historical and anthropological evidence, Professor Rist brilliantly explains how mainstream economic doctrines * including the latest Green Economy initiative * Gilbert Rist proposes a different way of conceiving of the economy and therefore society * L'Ecologiste * A fine, extensive and accessible synthesis, which for that reason one can only hope will be widely read. * Le Portail francophone des sciences sociales * Rist has put before us a very powerful critique of economics. ... This book is a great contribution to getting beyond the contemporary pseudo-religion of economics and warrants the widest audience and discussion. * Trent Schroyer, Ramapo College of New Jersey *