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_aFrank, Robert H. _eautore |
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_aThe Darwin Economy : _bLiberty, Competition, and the Common Good / _cRobert H. Frank. |
| 250 | _aWith a New afterword by the author | ||
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_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2012] |
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_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tPREFACE -- _tONE. Paralysis -- _tTWO. Darwin's Wedge -- _tTHREE. No Cash on the Table -- _tFOUR. Starve the Beast-But Which One? -- _tFIVE. Putting the Positional Consumption Beast on a Diet -- _tSIX. Perpetrators and Victims -- _tSEVEN. Efficiency Rules -- _tEIGHT. "It's Your Money . . ." -- _tNINE. Success and Luck -- _tTEN. The Great Trade-Off? -- _tELEVEN. Taxing Harmful Activities -- _tTWELVE. The Libertarian's Objections Reconsidered -- _tAFTERWORD TO THE PAPERBACK EDITION -- _tNOTES -- _tINDEX |
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| 520 | _aWho was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, is that Darwin's understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith's. And the consequences of this fact are profound. Indeed, the failure to recognize that we live in Darwin's world rather than Smith's is putting us all at risk by preventing us from seeing that competition alone will not solve our problems. Smith's theory of the invisible hand, which says that competition channels self-interest for the common good, is probably the most widely cited argument today in favor of unbridled competition--and against regulation, taxation, and even government itself. But what if Smith's idea was almost an exception to the general rule of competition? That's what Frank argues, resting his case on Darwin's insight that individual and group interests often diverge sharply. Far from creating a perfect world, economic competition often leads to "arms races," encouraging behaviors that not only cause enormous harm to the group but also provide no lasting advantages for individuals, since any gains tend to be relative and mutually offsetting. The good news is that we have the ability to tame the Darwin economy. The best solution is not to prohibit harmful behaviors but to tax them. By doing so, we could make the economic pie larger, eliminate government debt, and provide better public services, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. That's a bold claim, Frank concedes, but it follows directly from logic and evidence that most people already accept. In a new afterword, Frank further explores how the themes of inequality and competition are driving today's public debate on how much government we need. | ||
| 530 | _aIssued also in print. | ||
| 538 | _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. | ||
| 546 | _aIn English. | ||
| 588 | 0 | _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Aug 2021) | |
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_aBUSINESS & _xECONOMICS _vFree Enterprise. |
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_aBUSINESS and amp _xECONOMICS _vFree Enterprise. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aCompetition. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aEconomics. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aFree enterprise. | |
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_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE _vPolitical Economy. |
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