Preference Pollution: How Markets Create the Desires We Dislike (Economics, Cognition, and Society) | 
| Author: David George
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 5081531
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0472112201
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.8342
EAN: 9780472112203
ASIN: 0472112201
Publication Date: October 30, 2001
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Product 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.
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excellent December 4, 2001
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a student of Dr. George's, I know about the many years of work that Dr. George has put into this piece of economic literature. I believe that, as a result of those years of labor this book provides sufficent evidence of this. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in consumer choice, or economics in general, as it provides a new view of our preferences.
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