Download or read book The Skeptical Economist written by Jonathan Aldred and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2012 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Skeptical Economist rejects the story told by other popular economics books. It shows that economics is not an agreed body of knowledge or an objective science. In reality, economics is built on ethical foundations, distinctive and controversial views about how we ought to live, and what we value.