{"product_id":"9780141986951-licence-to-be-bad","title":"Licence to be Bad","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow Economics Corrupted Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It is going to change the way in which we understand many modern debates about economics, politics, and society' Ha Joon Chang, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past fifty years, the way we value what is 'good' and 'right' has changed dramatically. Behaviour that to our grandparents' generation might have seemed stupid, harmful or simply wicked now seems rational, natural, woven into the very logic of things. And, asserts Jonathan Aldred in this revelatory new book, it's economics that's to blame.\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLicence to be Bad\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how a group of economics theorists changed our world, and how a handful of key ideas, from free-riding to Nudge, seeped into our decision-making and, indeed, almost all aspects of our lives. Aldred reveals the extraordinary hold of economics on our morals and values. Economics has corrupted us. But if this hidden transformation is so recent, it can be reversed. \u003ci\u003eLicence to be Bad\u003c\/i\u003e shows us where to begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943127494753,"sku":"9780141986951","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34339068.jpg?v=1747275921","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141986951-licence-to-be-bad","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}