{"product_id":"just-price-markets-history-geisst-0300268335","title":"Just Price in the Markets by Charles Geisst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n        body {\n            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n            line-height: 1.6;\n            color: #333;\n            margin: 0;\n            padding: 20px;\n        }\n        h2, h3 {\n            color: #5a5a5a;\n        }\n        .container {\n            max-width: 800px;\n            margin: 0 auto;\n            padding: 20px;\n            border: 1px solid #ddd;\n            border-radius: 8px;\n            background-color: #f9f9f9;\n        }\n        .book-title {\n            font-size: 2em;\n            text-align: center;\n            margin-bottom: 0.5em;\n        }\n        .author-name {\n            font-size: 1.2em;\n            text-align: center;\n            font-style: italic;\n            margin-bottom: 2em;\n        }\n        .intro-text {\n            font-style: italic;\n            margin-bottom: 1.5em;\n        }\n        .about-author {\n            margin-top: 2em;\n            border-top: 1px solid #ccc;\n            padding-top: 1em;\n        }\n        strong {\n            color: #d9534f;\n        }\n    \u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"book-title\"\u003eJust Price in the Markets: A History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"author-name\"\u003eby Charles R. Geisst\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"intro-text\"\u003eA concise history of the \"just price\" from the time of Aristotle to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe question of what constitutes a fair price has been at the heart of economic and moral debates for centuries. Should a seller simply charge the highest price a buyer is willing to pay, or is there a moral standard that should apply? In this insightful history, \u003cstrong\u003eCharles R. Geisst\u003c\/strong\u003e traces the evolution of this idea, exploring how philosophers, religious leaders, and economists have grappled with this question from antiquity to the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeisst follows the path of this concept, starting with \u003cstrong\u003eAristotle’s\u003c\/strong\u003e influential views on usury, which held that money was barren and should not be used to create more money. As trade expanded, these strictures began to give way to Roman and common-law notions of value and interest. The book charts parallel developments in European and Islamic thought, showing how key figures like \u003cstrong\u003eCopernicus, Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes\u003c\/strong\u003e shaped our understanding of pricing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, price is widely seen as an inevitability, dictated solely by the forces of supply and demand. But as Geisst argues, the idea of a just price was once a profoundly moral concept—long before it became an economic one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"about-author\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles R. Geisst\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Ambassador Charles A. Gargano Emeritus Professor of Global Economics and Finance at Manhattan College. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003cem\u003eWall Street: A History\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLoan Sharks: The Birth of Predatory Lending\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBeggar Thy Neighbor: A History of Usury and Debt\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Oradell, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357243216187,"sku":"0300268335","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9780300268331.jpg?v=1760988894","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/just-price-markets-history-geisst-0300268335","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}