THE ECONOCRACY by Joe Earle, Cahal Moran, Zach Ward-Perkins ( 9781526110121 )

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Title:

THE ECONOCRACY
THE PERILS OF LEAVING ECONOMICS TO THE EXPERTS

By:

Joe Earle, Cahal Moran, Zach Ward-Perkins

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Hardback

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1526110121

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9781526110121

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Publisher:

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

25 October, 2016

Series:

Manchester Capitalism

Pages:

232

Description:

A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This book explores how this came to be, why the system cannot continue and how to build a better future. -- .

Synopsis:

One hundred years ago the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now, improving the economy has come to be seen as perhaps the most important task facing modern societies. Politics and policymaking are conducted in the language of economics and economic logic shapes how political issues are thought about and addressed. The result is that the majority of citizens, who cannot speak this language, are locked out of politics while political decisions are increasingly devolved to experts. The econocracy explains how economics came to be seen this way - and the damaging consequences. It opens up the discipline and demonstrates its inner workings to the wider public so that the task of reclaiming democracy can begin. -- .

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7 graphs, 3 tables

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Manchester University Press

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