{"product_id":"everything-for-sale-the-virtues-and-limits-of-markets-0226465551","title":"Everything for Sale: The Virtues and Limits of Markets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0226465551\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kuttner, Robert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this highly acclaimed, provocative book, Robert Kuttner disputes the laissez-faire direction of both economic theory and practice that has been gaining in prominence since the mid-1970s. Dissenting voices, Kuttner argues, have been drowned out by a stream of circular arguments and complex mathematical models that ignore real-world conditions and disregard values that can't easily be turned into commodities. With its brilliant explanation of how some sectors of the economy require a blend of market, regulation, and social outlay, and a new preface addressing the current global economic crisis, Kuttner's study will play an important role in policy-making for the twenty-first century.\"The best survey of the limits of free markets that we have. . . . A much needed plea for pragmatism: Take from free markets what is good and do not hesitate to recognize what is bad.\"-Jeff Madrick, Los Angeles Times\"It ought to be compulsory reading for all politicians-fortunately for them and us, it is an elegant read.\"-The Economist\"Demonstrating an impressive mastery of a vast range of material, Mr. Kuttner lays out the case for the market's insufficiency in field after field: employment, medicine, banking, securities, telecommunications, electric power.\"-Nicholas Lemann, New York Times Book Review\"A powerful empirical broadside. One by one, he lays on cases where governments have outdone markets, or at least performed well.\"-Michael Hirsh, Newsweek\"To understand the economic policy debates that will take place in the next few years, you can't do better than to read this book.\"-Suzanne Garment, Washington Post Book World\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51677855678752,"sku":"NEW0226465551","price":21.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61NkCIYfbUL.jpg?v=1779298370","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/everything-for-sale-the-virtues-and-limits-of-markets-0226465551","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}