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> [Today if you look at most economic textbooks, economics is not defined by subject matter. It's presented as a science of social choice that applies not only to material goods - not only to flat-screen televisions - but to every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sandel/today-if-you-look-at-most-economic-textbooks-economics-is-not-defined/)

[Michael Sandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sandel/)

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> [Economics should be defined in terms of what it is about. It should be about how people produce things, how people exchange them, how people earn income, how they pay taxes, how the government provides infrastructure with tax revenue, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/economics-should-be-defined-in-terms-of-what-it-is-about-it-should-be/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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