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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The economics profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Economists are widely reviled and their influence derided by the general public. Yet their services have never been in greater demand. To unravel the paradox, we need to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of economics. Dani Rodrik argues that the multiplicity of theoretical frameworks - what economists call 'models' that existside by side is economics' great strength. Economists are trained to hold diverse, possibly contradictory models of the world in their minds. This is what allows them, when they do their job right, tocomprehend the world, make useful suggestions for improving it, and to advance their stock of knowledge over time. In short, it is what makes economics a 'science' a different kind of science from physics or some other natural sciences, but a science nonetheless. But syncretism is not a comfortable state of mind, and economists often jettison it for misplaced confidence and arrogance, especially when they confront questions of public policy. Economists are prone to fadsand fashions, and behave too often as if their discipline is about the search for the model that works always and everywhere, rather than a portfolio of models. Their training lets them down when itcomes to navigating among diverse models and figuring out which one applies where. Ideology and political preferences frequently substitute for analysis in choosing among models. So the book offers both a defence and critique of economics. Economists' way of thinking about social phenomena has great advantages. But the flexible, contextual nature of economics is also its Achilles' heel in the hands of clumsy practitioners. Economists are widely reviled and their profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Yet their services have never been in greater demand. To unravel the paradox, we need to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of economics. This book offers both a defence and critique of the field. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780198736905
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Book Description Condition: New. 2017. Paperback. Economists are widely reviled and their profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Yet their services have never been in greater demand. To unravel the paradox, we need to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of economics. This book offers both a defence and critique of the field. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 261 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780198736905
Book Description Condition: New. 2017. Paperback. Economists are widely reviled and their profession has become a favourite punching bag in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Yet their services have never been in greater demand. To unravel the paradox, we need to understand both the strengths and weaknesses of economics. This book offers both a defence and critique of the field. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: KCA; KCP; KFF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 135 x 261 x 20. Weight in Grams: 288. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780198736905
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 272 pages. 8.43x5.63x0.79 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0198736908