Saving Adam Smith: A Tale of Wealth, Transformation, and Virtue

Editorial Reviews. Review. "I thought Wight's book astonishingly good. The storytelling is as good as the business best seller, The Goal, and the economics is.
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Decent book, but not one I'll read again.

It was a good read and done. Jan 30, KT rated it it was ok. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.

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Explain how a book about economics still kills off the dog at the end. Jan 21, Robert rated it really liked it. This is a great book to teach young people about the foundations of economics. Sep 15, Alexi rated it liked it Shelves: I appreciate the intent and general message of the book Okay, in fairness, I may be oversensitive to the book's particular failings.

That having been said What it does well is summarize and simplify a lot of Adam Smith's perspectives. What it doesn't do so well is tell a story that has merit by itself. The "plotline" exists purely as a shaky skeleton on which to drape a particular economic point. With something term I appreciate the intent and general message of the book With something termed "an economic novel", you kind of know what you're getting. Nov 17, Maryann rated it really liked it Shelves: Nice addition to my Econ book list for HS seniors.

The writing isn't all that much, but the premise of what Adam Smith would say to our generation is very clever. Hillary rated it did not like it May 09, These may not sound like typical questions for an economist to ask. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar who studies the riddles of everyday life—from cheating and crime to sports and child-rearing—and whose conclusions turn conventional wisdom on its head.

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Freakonomics is a groundbreaking collaboration between Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, an award-winning author and journalist. They usually begin with a mountain of data and a simple question. Some of these questions concern life-and-death issues; others have an admittedly freakish quality. Thus the new field of study contained in this book: Through forceful storytelling and wry insight, Levitt and Dubner show that economics is, at root, the study of incentives—how people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing.

In Freakonomics, they explore the hidden side of. The inner workings of a crack gang. The truth about real-estate agents.

The myths of campaign finance. The telltale marks of a cheating schoolteacher. The secrets of the Ku Klux Klan. What unites all these stories is a belief that the modern world, despite a great deal of complexity and downright deceit, is not impenetrable, is not unknowable, and—if the right questions are asked—is even more intriguing than we think. All it takes is a new way of looking. Freakonomics establishes this unconventional premise: If morality represents how we would like the world to work, then economics represents how it actually does work. It is true that readers of this book will be armed with enough riddles and stories to last a thousand cocktail parties.

But Freakonomics can provide more than that. It will literally redefine the way we view the modern world. Why can a 50p aspirin do what a 5p aspirin can't? If an item is "free" it must be a bargain, right? Why is everything relative, even when it shouldn't be? How do our expectations influence our actual opinions and decisions? The Finishing Touch Tony Cram. Back cover copy Adam Smith In "Saving Adam Smith," he is tortured enough to return to Earth Table of contents Preface.

Self Interest Is Not Selfishness. On the Road with Adam Smith. The Poor Man's Son. The Search for Profit. Children of the Enlightenment. Timeline of Adam Smith's Life. A Guide to the Literature. Adam Smith's Collected Works. Biographies of Adam Smith. Selected Scholarship on Adam Smith.

The New Paradigm Transformation in Business. A Guide for Instructors. Review quote "I thought Wight's book astonishingly good.

The storytelling is as good as the business best seller, The Goal, and the economics is better. A few more books like this and economics will no longer be the obscure and dismal science it now seems to the public. I recommend this book to anyone who is studying, teaching or engaged in business, as it holds the key for a moral blueprint from which "economic integration" and trade can be implemented via a socially responsible approach to globalization.

Anyone who talks about the "invisible hand" and doesn't understand the moral context in which it operates has probably never read this book, nor ever had the pleasure of a campfire conversation with Adam Smith! In his lively tale, Wight brings Smith back to remind economics students and readers of all stripe, that we are not here to serve the economy, the economy is here to serve the needs of everyone in our society.

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The book challenges students and economists to follow Smith in making room for justice and conscience in economic choices. Smith President, Council for Ethics in Economics show more. Born in Washington, D. He earned a B. Articles and Citations, Book ratings by Goodreads.

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