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A Perilous Progress

- Economists and Public Purpose in Twentieth-Century America

About A Perilous Progress

Examines how a community of experts identified with uncritical celebration of "free market" virtues was itself shaped, dramatically so, by government and collective action. This book describes economists' fitful efforts to sway a state apparatus where values and goals could seldom remain separate from means and technique.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691119670
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 376
  • Published:
  • March 13, 2004
  • Dimensions:
  • 234x156x26 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 588 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 17, 2025

Description of A Perilous Progress

Examines how a community of experts identified with uncritical celebration of "free market" virtues was itself shaped, dramatically so, by government and collective action. This book describes economists' fitful efforts to sway a state apparatus where values and goals could seldom remain separate from means and technique.

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