{"product_id":"9781526648167-beyond-self-interest","title":"Beyond Self-Interest","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy the Market Rewards Those Who Reject It\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lucid, smartly written . A welcome intervention into the debate surrounding the future of liberalism' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It takes scholarly courage and knowledge to upend Adam Smith, but this is what Krzysztof Pelc has done . Profound and brilliant' Robert Skidelsky\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating book, bursting with paradoxes, riddles and counterintuitive ideas that will challenge some of your strongest beliefs about how society works' Daniel Susskind\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe’ve learned that the way to get ahead is through strong will, grit and naked ambition. The belief that self-interest makes the world go round has served us well: it has helped make our society more affluent. But does that premise still hold?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBeyond Self-Interest\u003c\/i\u003e, Krzysztof Pelc argues that those who prosper increasingly do so by spurning prosperity, or by convincing others that they are pursuing passion, purpose, love of craft – anything but their own self-advancement. From the Puritans, who followed a religious calling and yet made a killing; to the fastest-growing firms of today, who claim to be ‘changing to the world’ through ‘doing what they love’, declaring passion over profit is a profitable move.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bold, incisive and original work that draws on three centuries of intellectual thought, \u003ci\u003eBeyond Self-Interest\u003c\/i\u003e is a book to upend how we relate to capitalism. What if the true driver of market society is not the appearance of self-interest, but its opposite?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40743278346337,"sku":"9781526648167","price":9.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31289528.jpg?v=1731573472","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781526648167-beyond-self-interest","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}