Self-Regulation and Human Progress - by Evan Osborne (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>This book is about what happens when we just let people work it out, sketching the rise and wane of the idea that our own motivations are often enough to help us make the best choices. Examining state power versus self-regulation in scientific discover, free speech, and socioeconomics, Evan Osborne argues that there is enough historical evidence to suggest that--as society becomes more complex--self-regulation becomes more efficient.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book is about what happens when we just let people work it out, sketching the rise and wane of the idea that our own motivations are often enough to help us make the best choices. Examining state power versus self-regulation in scientific discover, free speech, and socioeconomics, Evan Osborne argues that there is enough historical evidence to suggest that-as society becomes more complex-self-regulation becomes more efficient.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>In a fundamental sense, this book is original and very stimulating. Drawing on history, it presents the idea of a self-regulating society. As it explains how and why we have lost faith in this approach, it also extolls its virtues.--Peter J. Boettke "George Mason University"<br><br>Osborne delivers a history of thought across a number of disciplines that proves to be useful and interesting. His argument and ability to connect disparate tidbits expanded my own knowledge a great deal.--Gary Wolfram "Hillsdale College"<br><br>The error-correcting mechanisms of self-regulation discussed in the book complement much of the literature on bottom-up processes and self-governing systems....<i>Self-Regulation and Human Progress</i> will appeal to readers interested in the concepts of political and self-regulation, as well as the historical development of these ideas and their foundations.--Liya Palagashvili "<i>Public Choice</i>"<br><br>Thomas Sowell likes to point out that people who have 'cosmic visions' usually can't be bothered to contemplate the world as it actually exists, with marginal gains and losses; Osborne's book makes that clear to anyone with an open mind. Self-regulation does not result in utopia, but it does far more to promote progress than does reliance on political regulation.--George Leef "<i>Regulation</i>"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Evan Osborne</b> is Professor of Economics at Wright State University. He is the author of <i>Reasonably Simple Economics: Why the World Works the Way it Does</i> (2013) and <i>The Rise of the Anti-Corporate Movement: Corporations and the People Who Hate Them</i> (2007).
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