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  • Cooperation and Coercion

  • How Busybodies Became Busybullies and What That Means for Economics and Politics
  • By: Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan
  • Narrated by: Pat Grimes
  • Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Cooperation and Coercion

By: Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan
Narrated by: Pat Grimes
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Summary

There are only two ways that humans work together: They cooperate with one another or they coerce one another. And once you realize this fundamental fact, it will change how you see the world.

In this myth-busting book, Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan display their wisdom and talent for explaining complex topics; these skills have attracted a devoted audience to their weekly podcast, Words & Numbers, and made them popular speakers around the country.

By looking for cooperation and coercion in everyday life, they help make sense of a wide range of issues that dominate the public debate. You'll come away from this book with a clear understanding of everything from the minimum wage to taxes, from gun control to government regulations, from the War on Terror to the War on Drugs to the War on Poverty.

It turns out that coercion is necessary...sometimes. Even in a democracy, we all abide by rules, including plenty that we don’t agree with, in the name of getting along.

But in the end, Davies and Harrigan show that cooperation, without question, is the key to human happiness and progress. The more we encourage it, the better off we all are.

©2020 Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC
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