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- catalog abstract ""Transcending the Economy explores the reasons why our economy fails to provide a more fulfilling way of life. Michael Perelman argues that the irrational dominance of markets imposes burdens of needless waste and lost potential, and furthermore, traditional economics is illequipped to approach such matters because of its focus on limits rather than potential. He offers case studies of economists' limited attempts to analyze waste, and paints a vivid picture of how a narrow preconception of human nature has precluded society from escaping the tight bounds of market organization. As an alternative, Perelman develops Charles Fourier's concept of passionate labor. Using examples ranging from wartime selflessness to blood donations and computer programming, he demonstrates that passionate labor has the potential to elevate both human performance and satisfaction well beyond the shallow limits imposed by markets."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11691533.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Transcending the Economy explores the reasons why our economy fails to provide a more fulfilling way of life. Michael Perelman argues that the irrational dominance of markets imposes burdens of needless waste and lost potential, and furthermore, traditional economics is illequipped to approach such matters because of its focus on limits rather than potential. He offers case studies of economists' limited attempts to analyze waste, and paints a vivid picture of how a narrow preconception of human nature has precluded society from escaping the tight bounds of market organization. As an alternative, Perelman develops Charles Fourier's concept of passionate labor.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Preface -- Introductory Section -- Sensory Deprivation Chamber -- Beyond Economics -- Introductory -- An Initial Indication of Waste -- Waste Versus the Surplus -- A Brief Mention of Passionate Labor -- Waste of Nations -- Taxes, War, and the Elimination of Waste -- More Obvious Waste -- Social Conditions and the Absence of Trust -- Conflict in the Production Process -- The Waste of Human Potential -- The Waste of Doing Business as Usual -- The FIRE Sector -- Concluding Remarks -- Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Waste -- The Absence of Waste as an Economic Category -- Persuasion -- Coase -- Williamson -- Conclusion -- Transforming Society -- Human Nature -- Toward Passionate Labor -- Concluding Remarks -- References.".
- catalog description "Using examples ranging from wartime selflessness to blood donations and computer programming, he demonstrates that passionate labor has the potential to elevate both human performance and satisfaction well beyond the shallow limits imposed by markets."--Jacket.".
- catalog extent "viii, 182 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312229771".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "335.5 21".
- catalog subject "Economics.".
- catalog subject "HB71 .P47 2000".
- catalog subject "Human capital.".
- catalog subject "Social justice.".
- catalog subject "Waste (Economics) United States.".
- catalog subject "Waste (Economics)".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- Introductory Section -- Sensory Deprivation Chamber -- Beyond Economics -- Introductory -- An Initial Indication of Waste -- Waste Versus the Surplus -- A Brief Mention of Passionate Labor -- Waste of Nations -- Taxes, War, and the Elimination of Waste -- More Obvious Waste -- Social Conditions and the Absence of Trust -- Conflict in the Production Process -- The Waste of Human Potential -- The Waste of Doing Business as Usual -- The FIRE Sector -- Concluding Remarks -- Alternative Approaches to Analyzing Waste -- The Absence of Waste as an Economic Category -- Persuasion -- Coase -- Williamson -- Conclusion -- Transforming Society -- Human Nature -- Toward Passionate Labor -- Concluding Remarks -- References.".
- catalog title "Transcending the economy : on the potential of passionate labor and the wastes of the market / Michael Perelman.".
- catalog type "text".