Meaningful Economics

In Meaningful Economics, Bart J. Wilson argues that economic science is as much about purposes and human values as it is about incentives and self-interest. Moreover, he shows how the outcomes of our decisions (costs and benefits) and the origins of our decisions (motives and goals) can be understood in an integrated way. Including a novel theoretical framework, Meaningful Economics explains how three basic principles of economics--trade, specialization, and property--require meaning, values, and purpose.