The Economy of Good and Evil

Sedláček explains economics to us: unconventional and original. Most people underestimate how deeply rooted economics is in culture. Not Tomáš Sedláček. He explains that economics is about good and evil. Often, we want something good, but our economic actions sometimes have evil consequences. He shakes our understanding of economics like few before him. His book is a fascinating journey through the world of economics, from the Epic of Gilgamesh to the Old Testament, Adam Smith, Wall Street, and the economic crisis. Along the way, we learn why the language of economics, mathematics, is not value-free and cold, but can be beautiful and even seductive.