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The Blurb On The Back:
A century ago the idea of ‘the economy’ didn’t exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can’t speak it. This galvanising book shows us why this is damaging democracy, and what we can do about it.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins were founding members of the Post-Crash Economics Society at Manchester University. This sobering book highlights how university economics courses almost exclusively focus on neoclassical economics and modelling, to the detriment of other branches, which means that when a crisis hits, economists are poorly placed to explain why or to realise the impact their policies really have on ordinary people.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
A century ago the idea of ‘the economy’ didn’t exist. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The trouble is, most of us can’t speak it. This galvanising book shows us why this is damaging democracy, and what we can do about it.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins were founding members of the Post-Crash Economics Society at Manchester University. This sobering book highlights how university economics courses almost exclusively focus on neoclassical economics and modelling, to the detriment of other branches, which means that when a crisis hits, economists are poorly placed to explain why or to realise the impact their policies really have on ordinary people.
Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
