The Death of Economics"Important and ingenious . . . ought to be read by every educated person." —The Spectator. Renowned British economist Paul Ormerod explodes current economic theory to offer a radical new framework for understanding how human societies and economies really operate. His bold and impassioned arguments about how and why economics should be recast to reflect the current ills of Western society —including unemployment, crime, and poverty —are both persuasive and controversial. Integrating ideas from biology, physics, artificial intelligence, and the behavioral sciences, Ormerod's groundbreaking approach is sure to have far-reaching repercussions. "A clear, concise, and yet sophisticated history of economic thought that should be required reading for Economics 101 courses. The fundamental challenge is to view the economy more as an organism than a machine and place it in its larger political, social, and moral context." —The Washington Post "A vigorous, informed, and thoughtful critique of the dismal science." —Kirkus Reviews. "Crucial reading for the concerned citizen, which ought to mean all of us. . . . This book is very timely indeed." —The Observer "Economics has some battles to fight. . . . Unless economists improve their ability to analyze and prescribe in an intelligent way, and to provide a modicum of accuracy in their forecasts, the twentieth-century pseudoscience of economics will become a twenty-first-century museum piece." —Sunday Times (London). |
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... consumer through changes in prices , or absorbing the change themselves through their profit margins , leaving prices to the consumer unchanged . The more companies pass changes in tax on to consumers , the more will prices change in ...
... consumer spending . Various factors are thought to influence the total amount consumers spend . Their incomes , for example , are obviously important , and possibly their wealth , the amount of debt they hold , the level of unemployment ...
... consumer pref- erences are profound . Economists believe that consumers reveal their true preferences through their actual purchasing decisions . Indeed , the phrase ' revealed preferences ' is used in theoretical models of consumer ...
Contents
Economics in Crisis | 3 |
Measuring Prosperity | 22 |
Roots of Economic Orthodoxy | 38 |
Copyright | |
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