The Skeptical Economist is 'an astonishingly good book' according to Ethical Corporation - one of the most influential organisations in business sustainability - 'It takes the mainstream economic views on which the likes of Freakonomics are based and makes a very convincing case for why they may be wrong.'
Having read the book I wholeheartedly agree with their assessment, and hope that it goes some way to ending the dominant role that analytical economics plays in policy-making and the damaging effects this has on our lives:
'The author’s conclusions – among which are that economists need to stop bending the world to fit their theories, and that they should pay more attention to ethical considerations – are important ones, especially given the support he provides for them in the book. They should be studied by anyone with an interest in the way a possibly flawed discipline is shaping modern societies, particularly with regards to public services.'
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