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5、ndwalkedhertothetoddlers'artclubatourlocalcommunitycenter.Ourneighborhoodisrougharoundtheedges.Atownplannermightraiseaneyebrowatthemechanic'syard,piledhighwithwrecks,attheendofarowofterracedhouses.Asociologistmightdrawyourattentiontothebettingshopsandmassageparlors,orthepool
6、ofdried-upvomitinthegutteroutsideourlocalbar.Anovelistmightlingerdescriptivelyonthebunchofdeadflowers,bleachedanddesiccatedinthebrightJunesunshine;theywereproppedforlornlyagainstthewallofanotori•ousnightclub,commemoratingayoungmanwhowasrecentlyshotdead.ButIamaneconomist.Youm
7、ightthinkthatmymindwouldbeelsewhere,thinkingaboutstockmarketsorinflationfigures,butifso,you'dbemistaken.Inoticethegamblersandthecallgirls,thedrinkersandthegangs.Ijustseetheminadifferentlight.Economistsarealwayslookingforthehiddenlogicbehindlife,thewayitisshapedbycount•lessun
8、seenrationaldecisions.Sometimestheserationaldecisionsmakelifebetter,sometim
