What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits Of Markets (2012) - Plot & Excerpts
Un ouvrage éminemment instructif. Sidérant sur le pouvoir pris par l'argent et la logique des marchés dans nos sociétés actuelles. Si cet ouvrage brosse surtout le portrait d'une culture américaine corrompue par l'omnipotence des marchés, les exemples qui étayent les propos de l'auteur ne sont pas sans laisser redouter l'arrivée en Europe de telles dérives mercantiles...A lire absolument. A book that has many strong points--first, it is morally serious, but well written. The examples are fresh and riveting. The argument is an important one, and no one has yet said it better in the popular press.What's wrong with this book, then? Well, surprisingly for a book by a moral philosopher, it's kind of...shallow. He doesn't address with sufficient nuances several of the deeper questions that he touches on. He flits from example to example, and worst of all, there's no final chapter that pulls together major insights that we haven't already figured out ourselves. The ending is a major disappointment.Still, this is a good gift for the radical libertarian in your life, who naively believes that markets are always the best way to allocate everything. Sandel succeeds in showing the corrupting effect of markets on a number of different areas of life, while not coming off as someone blind to markets' benefits in other areas.
What do You think about What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits Of Markets (2012)?
The author makes some good points but I think he is fairly repetitive.
—julie
A worthwhile read. Intriguing examples, lots of food for thought.
—Liyah_M
Again another great read by Michael Sandel.
—Jeffry
