Homo Economicus – The (Lost) Prophet of Modern Times Cohen Hardback Polity Press

Homo Economicus\nby D Cohen\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: D Cohen\nTitle: Homo Economicus\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Economic theory and philosophy\nPublisher: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745680125\nISBN-10: 0745680127\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe West has long defined the pursuit of happiness in economic terms but now, in the wake of the 2007-8 financial crisis, it is time to think again about what constitutes our happiness.\n\nIn this wide-ranging new book, the leading economist Daniel Cohen traces our current malaise back to the rise of homo economicus: for the last 200 years, the modern world has defined happiness in terms of material gain. Homo economicus has cast aside its rivals, homo ethicus and h.