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The Profit Doctrine: Economists of the Neoliberal Era
Robert Chernomas
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Description for The Profit Doctrine: Economists of the Neoliberal Era
Paperback. A comprehensive account of the role of professional economists in the economic, social and environmental crises of the early 21st century Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPR; 3JM; KCA; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 215 x 20. Weight in Grams: 302.
The economics profession has a lot to answer for. After the late 1970s, the ideas of influential economists have justified policies that have made the world more prone to economic crisis, remarkably less equal, more polluted and less secure than it might be. How could ideas and policies that proved to be such an abject failure come to dominate the economic landscape? By critically examining the work of the most famous economists of the neoliberal period including Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman, and Robert Lucas, the authors Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson demonstrate that many of those ... Read more
The economics profession has a lot to answer for. After the late 1970s, the ideas of influential economists have justified policies that have made the world more prone to economic crisis, remarkably less equal, more polluted and less secure than it might be. How could ideas and policies that proved to be such an abject failure come to dominate the economic landscape? By critically examining the work of the most famous economists of the neoliberal period including Alan Greenspan, Milton Friedman, and Robert Lucas, the authors Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson demonstrate that many of those ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pluto Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745335858
SKU
V9780745335858
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About Robert Chernomas
Robert Chernomas is Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He is co-author (with Ian Hudson) of Economics in the Twenty-first Century: A Critical Perspective (University of Toronto Press, 2016) and To Live and Die in America: Class, Power Health and Health Care (Pluto Press, 2013). Ian Hudson is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba, ... Read more
Reviews for The Profit Doctrine: Economists of the Neoliberal Era
'In lucid and accessible prose, The Profit Doctrine shows how the post-war evolution of economic ideas has systematically favoured the profitability of big business over the interests of everyday people'
Gary Dymski, Professor and Chair in Applied Economics, Leeds University Business School 'The financial crisis alerted the public to what some insiders have known for decades: mainstream economic ideas ... Read more
Gary Dymski, Professor and Chair in Applied Economics, Leeds University Business School 'The financial crisis alerted the public to what some insiders have known for decades: mainstream economic ideas ... Read more