UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS - Softcover

Cole, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745308937 ISBN 13: 9780745308937

Publisher: Pluto Press, 1995

Synopsis

Economic theory is always controversial. Policy proposals to manage, organise or regulate economic activity invariably advantage some people to the detriment of others. To be 'economically literate' is to be able to compare alternative policy prescriptions to make explicit the theoretical logic which justifies such differential advantage.

Understanding Economics is unique in analysing a comprehensive spectrum of economic theory, highlighting the ideological and political dimension which gives theoretical interpretations relevance and significance. The original style and format allows the reader to readily identify significant theoretical differences, allowing alternative understandings to be compared and contrasted.

About this title

About the Author

Ken Cole teaches economics at the School of Development Studies University of East Anglia. He is the author (with J Cameron and C Edwards) of Why Economists Disagree (Longman, 1991) and has contributed to a number of journals and discussion papers in the field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745308937
• ISBN 13: 9780745308937
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208