The Death of Homo Economicus: Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation by Peter Fleming

The Death of Homo Economicus: Work, Debt and the Myth of Endless Accumulation

Peter Fleming

314 pages first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction economics philosophy politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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"For neoclassical economists, Homo economicus, or economic human, represents the ideal employee: an energetic worker bee that is a rational yet competitive decision-maker. Alternatively, one could view the concept as a cold and selfish workaholic ...

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