The Econocracy: On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073QXXZBQ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 308 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The new Emperor's New Clothes John Plowright ‘The Econocracy’ is basically a modern-day re-telling of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, in which the shortcomings of economics – or rather neo-classical economics – are laid bare.The book’s three authors - Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins - all studied economics at the same time at Manchester University and all fell out of love with their course, coming to view it as “narrow, uncritical and disconnected from the real world”.This led, in their second year, to their setting up the Post-Crash Economics Societ. Economics for All This punchy, provocative manifesto is co-authored by three students from Manchester University, UK. In 2012 they set up a club to change what they were being taught – the Post-Crash Society. Its fortunes exceeded their expectations – a good investment!An economics degree set a graduate up for life, so what was their problem?Their views are straightforward. The economy shapes modern society. The economy is managed by experts– the econocracy. Experts get things wrong – the crash of 2007 from which they took their name. Change is needed.The econocrats ar
Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of The Econocracy by Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins, read by Jonathan Keeble. Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers; controversial policies are presented as 'proven' by the models of economic 'science'. Government is being turned over to a publicly unaccountable technocratic elite. The trouble is most of us can't speak it. This is damaging democracy. A century ago, the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. The Econocracy reveals that economics is too important to be left to the economists - and shows us how we can begin to participate more fully in the decisions which affect all our futures.