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How Markets Crowd Out Morals



Some economists think markets can benefit all spheres of human activity. But theyre wrong: markets can erode important goods and social norms.



Not only are there some things money cant buy, but there are also many things it shouldnt.

Responses

When the market is everywhere, we lead a socially impoverished existence.

Because Sandel disagrees with peoples choices, he wants to take those choices away.

Financial incentives are improperly used to induce African Americans to embrace good behaviors.

Debating the place of the market is less about the value of goods than about inequality.

Tolerance, equality, and democracy have only flourished in market societies.