‘Living Economics’ Is Enjoyable Economics

Originally published in Doublethink

MA Fellow Rob Sarvis reviews the book, "Living Economics: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow," by Peter J. Boettke.

By all accounts, Peter Boettke is exactly what he claims to be in Living Economics—a lover not just of economics but also of teaching economics. This book mixes together Boettke’s personal thirst for understanding, his admiration of the great minds and ideas that have influenced him, his appreciation for intellectual challenges to his own beliefs, his desire to guide budding economists toward enlightenment, and his eagerness to attack misguided elements of mainstream economics and economics pedagogy.

Read the full review at Doublethink Online.

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