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Adam Smith- the founder of modern economics- believed that our actions stem from self-interest and the world turns because of financial gain. But every night Adam Smiths mother served him his dinner- not out of self-interest but out of love.Today- economics focuses on self-interest and excludes our other motivations. It disregards the unpaid work of mothering- caring- cleaning and cooking and its influence has spread from the market to how we shop- think and date. In this engaging takedown of the economics that has failed us- Katrine Marcal journeys from Adam Smiths dinner table to the recent financial crisis and shows us how different- how much better- things could be....