Uncommon sense : economic insights, from marriage to terrorism / Gary S. Becker and Richard A. Posner.
2009
330 B395u 2009
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Title
Uncommon sense : economic insights, from marriage to terrorism / Gary S. Becker and Richard A. Posner.
ISBN
9780226041018 (alk. paper)
0226041018 (alk. paper)
0226041018 (alk. paper)
Imprint
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
373 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
330 B395u 2009
System Control No.
(OCoLC)316327110
(OCoLC)316327110
(OCoLC)316327110
Note
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction to Becker-Posner blog
Sex and population
The sexual revolution
Gay marriage
Polygamy
Sex selection
Immigration reform
Putin's population plan
Afterthoughts to part I
Property rights
Kelo and eminent domain
Pharmaceutical patents
Grokster, file sharing, and contributory infringement
Orphan drugs, intellectual property, and social welfare
Organ sales
Traffic congestion
Privatizing highways
Afterthoughts to part II
Universities
Plagiarism
Tenure
For-profit colleges
Ranking higher education
Afterthoughts to part III
Incentives
Fat tax
Trans fats ban
Libertarian paternalism
Chicago and big boxes
Afterthoughts to part IV
Jobs and employment
Judicial term limits
Economics of the revolving door
CEO compensation
Income inequality
Corporate social responsibility
Afterthoughts to part V
Environment and disasters
Tsunami
Major disasters
Federalism, economics, and Katrina
Post-catastrophe price gouging
Global warming and discount rates
Efficient water conservation
Afterthoughts to part VI
Crime and punishment and terrorism
Capital punishment
Doping athletes
Drunk driving
Internet gambling
Preventive war
Ethnic profiling
Privatizing security
Antiterrorism allocations
Collective punishment
Afterthoughts to part VII
The world
Economic and political freedom
Size of countries
Hamas, Palestine, and democracy
Google in China
Economics of national culture
Microfinance and development
World inequality
Foreign aid
Afterthoughts to part VIII.
Sex and population
The sexual revolution
Gay marriage
Polygamy
Sex selection
Immigration reform
Putin's population plan
Afterthoughts to part I
Property rights
Kelo and eminent domain
Pharmaceutical patents
Grokster, file sharing, and contributory infringement
Orphan drugs, intellectual property, and social welfare
Organ sales
Traffic congestion
Privatizing highways
Afterthoughts to part II
Universities
Plagiarism
Tenure
For-profit colleges
Ranking higher education
Afterthoughts to part III
Incentives
Fat tax
Trans fats ban
Libertarian paternalism
Chicago and big boxes
Afterthoughts to part IV
Jobs and employment
Judicial term limits
Economics of the revolving door
CEO compensation
Income inequality
Corporate social responsibility
Afterthoughts to part V
Environment and disasters
Tsunami
Major disasters
Federalism, economics, and Katrina
Post-catastrophe price gouging
Global warming and discount rates
Efficient water conservation
Afterthoughts to part VI
Crime and punishment and terrorism
Capital punishment
Doping athletes
Drunk driving
Internet gambling
Preventive war
Ethnic profiling
Privatizing security
Antiterrorism allocations
Collective punishment
Afterthoughts to part VII
The world
Economic and political freedom
Size of countries
Hamas, Palestine, and democracy
Google in China
Economics of national culture
Microfinance and development
World inequality
Foreign aid
Afterthoughts to part VIII.
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