I spend, therefore I am
Subtitle: how economics has changed the way we think and feel
By: Philip Roscoe
Publisher: Random House Canada
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Toronto [Ontario]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780345812674
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Economics; Sociological aspects; Moral and ethical aspects; Économie politique; Aspect sociologique; Aspect moral; Wirtschaftliches Verhalten; Wirtschaft; Einfluss; Gesellschaft
Description: "Economics is the academic success story of the 20th century, a potent force not just in markets and government, but in our everyday lives. It affects our decisions as consumers, of course, but also our education, our health, our social lives and our family relationships. In his trenchant book, Philip Roscoe argues that the justifications of economics allow us to set aside social or moral obligations and to act instead within a limited, short-term definition of self-interest. This attitude, and these justifications, are responsible for the gravest problems we face, from global financial meltdown to environmental threat. I Spend Therefore I Am shows how our daily activities, our values, and even our understanding of what it is to be a person have been changed for the worse by economics, a discipline, he writes, 'at war with the goods of life'"--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.
Table of contents: title: I spend, therefore I am; title: From truck and barter to the meaning of life; title: Economics does; title: Making economic man; title: Economics in the wild; title: The price of a life; title: How not to pay your college fees; title: It's not the money, honey; title: The true cost of economics; title: Let's occupy economics.