《不可战胜：自由市场的残酷真相》

That is the new and forthcoming book from Bryan Caplan, University of Chicago Press. Excerpt: Real-world free markets deliver one broad benefit that flies under the radar of economic theory: They shield humanity from its own Social Desirability Bias. Markets do the good things that sounds bad. Good things like driving incompetent, unresponsive, and obsolete businesses into bankruptcy. Producing “shameful” products people secretly love. Refusing to produce “admirable” products they secretly loathe. Keeping costly products out of the hands of pe ople who barely appreciate them. Putting convenience above safety. Firing superfluous workers so they search for constructive ways to spend their lives. Charging people to drive. Charging extra during rush hour. Inducing teens to abandon their childish dreams. Persuading grown-ups to volunteer for the uninspiring dirty jobs that someone has to do. Bryan of course is very much on target here, as he is in the broader text. Here is the Table of Contents: Introduction: When good sounds bad and bad sounds good 1. What economists really think about markets and government 2. Why economists tragically underrate free markets 3. Why economists absurdly overrate government 4. Irrationality is the best case for and against government 5. What we ought to do but probably won’t Conclusion: A Plea to the Free-Marketeers of the Future I am delighted to see another book by Bryan, the title says it all. The post *Unbeatable: The Brutally Honest Case for Free Markets* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.