Our democracy has gone wrong. Our economists have disappointed us. Our politicians have betrayed us. Things need to change. This fearless new book will help make that happen.
Disruption for change... packed with original research... a case study for the question we should all be asking from the financial crisis: how do elites - in Westminster, in the City, in the economy - remain in power?
The idea of 'the economy' did not exist a hundred years ago. Now, the economy is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. The problem is that most of us cannot speak it. This harms democracy.
Dangerous agendas are hidden within mathematical wrappers, controversial policies are presented as 'proven' by economic 'science' models. Government becomes the subject of public alienation by a technocratic elite.
The Economy reveals that the economy is too important to be left to the economists - and shows us what we can do about it.
A noisy wake-up call from a collective of dissenting postgraduate students... technically reliable, well-argued, and informative.
If war is too important to be left to the generals, then the economy is too important to be left to narrowly trained economists.
An interesting and relevant book with a plan.
Pages: 240, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
Number of pages
240
Cover
Soft
Year of publication
2018
Publisher
Penguin