Economists as a rule are driven by the imperative not just to understand the world, but to improve it. It is a wonderful irony, in fact, that a profession that portrays human nature as largely self-interested is populated for the most part by other-regarding actors who want to serve the public good. But the profession has made an extraordinary mistake in failing to appreciate that well-meaning economists face daunting ethical challenges in their work.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2011/01/economics_1
Courtesy: The Economist
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