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Record Nr.

UNINA9910794738103321

Autore

Earle Joe

Titolo

The econocracy : The perils of leaving economics to the experts / / Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2017

Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2020

©2017

ISBN

1-5261-2074-7

1-5261-1549-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 pages)

Collana

Manchester capitalism

Disciplina

338.9

Soggetti

Economic development

Economic policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212).

Nota di contenuto

Econocracy -- Economics as indoctrination -- Beyond neoclassical economics -- The struggle for the soul of economics -- Rediscovering liberal education -- Economics is for everyone.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how economics dominated by experts and document the weaknesses of this form of economics and how it has failed to address many important issues - including financial stability, environmental sustainability and inequality. The book also proposes a vision for bringing economic discussion and decision-making back into the public sphere.