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27 janvier 2022
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Pascal Boyer, « 5. How people think about the economy », Open Book Publishers, ID : 10670/1.sfp0w5
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Introductory Note People have views about the economy, about such things as unemployment, trade, taxation, etc. Where do these opinions come from? Explaining that would certainly count as an example of ‘useful’ anthropology or political science, considering that most political programs are based on some particular vision of the way a modern economy works, and how it could be made better. Michael Petersen and I were interested in explaining how people acquire these representations of the econo...