Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin...

Recent years have seen a growing number of activists, scholars, and even policymakers claiming that the global economy is unfair and unjust, particularly to developing countries and the poor within them. But what would a fair or just global economy look like? Economic Justice in an Unfair World...

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PART I -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II. THE ROAD BACK TO SANITY -- CHAPTER III. UNDERSTANDING: A PREREQUISITE OF LEADERSHIP -- CHAPTER IV. THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY -- CHAPTER V. A DISINTERESTED OBSERVER LOOKS AT INDUSTRY...

Many in the United States feel that the nation’s current level of economic inequality is unfair and that capitalism is not working for 90% of the population. Yet some inequality is inevitable. The question is: What level of inequality is fair? Mainstream economics has offered little guidance...