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Economics of the 1% : How Mainstream Economics Serves the Rich, Obscures Reality and Distorts Policy

By John Weeks

Book information

Publisher
Anthem Press
Year
2013
ISBN
9780857281173, 0857281178, 978-0-85728-108-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3320230 bytes)
Pages
399 p.\246
Time added
2014-06-12 06:00:00

Description

How much do economists really know? In most cases, they claim to have profound knowledge but in fact understand little and obscure almost everything. Most people are convinced that economics should be left to the ?experts', when they themselves are perfectly capable of understanding it. This book explains that mainstream economics serves the interests of the rich through its logical inconsistency and unabashedly reactionary conclusions. John F. Weeks exposes the myths of mainstream economics and explains in straightforward language why current policies fail to serve the vast majority of p. Read more...

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