If You're So Smart: The Narrative of Economic ExpertiseIn this witty, accessible, and revealing book, Deirdre McCloskey demystifies economic theory and practice to show that behind the economists claim to certainty is the ancient art of storytelling. If You're So Smart will engage, enlighten, and empower anyone trying to evaluate the experts who stand ready to engineer our lives. "Writing with delicious wit and great seriousness."—Publishers Weekly. " "McCloskey is more interesting on an uninspired day than most of her peers can manage at their very best."—Peter Passell, New York Times |
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Telling Stories Economically | 10 |
Plot and Genre in Economics | 24 |
The Politics of Stories in Historical Economics | 40 |
Economic Rhetoric in Aid of the Story Line | 56 |
The Scholars Story | 70 |
Metaphor Against the Story Chaos and Counterfactuals | 83 |
The Poetics and Economics of Magic | 97 |
The American Question If Youre So Smart Why Aint You Rich? | 111 |
The Limits of Criticism | 123 |
Keeping the Company of Economists | 135 |
The Common Weal and and Economic Stories | 150 |
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Index | 174 |
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