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Chargement... Free Market Madness: Why Human Nature is at Odds with Economics--and Why it Matterspar Peter A. Ubel
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Humans just aren't entirely rational creatures. We decide to roll over and hit the snooze button instead of going to the gym. We take out home loans we can't possibly afford. And did you know that people named Paul are more likely to move to St. Paul than other cities? All too often, our subconscious causes us to act against our own self-interest. But our free-market economy is based on the assumption that we always do act in our own self-interest. In this provocative book, physician Peter Ubel uses his understanding of psychology and behavior to show that in some cases government must regulate markets for our own health and well-being. And by understanding and controlling the factors that go into our decisions, big and small, we can all begin to stop the damage we do to our bodies, our finances, and our economy as a whole. Ubel's vivid stories bring his message home for anyone interested in improving the way our society works. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Human beings, who evolved thousands of years ago in small groups on African veldt, are unsurprisingly irrational and innumerate when faced with the modern world. We are often not very good at acting in our own (or society's) long-term best interest. Marketing is a huge and profitable business, working harder every day to find new ways to exploit human weaknesses. There are simple ways, Ubel claims, to address our failings without disproportionately hampering economic development or personal freedoms.
Not much is new in this book but it is a good readable introduction to some of the problems introduced by behavioural economics, with a slant toward health issues. ( )