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The Economists' Hour : False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Features
- Illustrated, Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780316512329
- Book Title
- Economists' Hour : False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
- Item Length
- 9.6in
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Political Economy, Economic History, United States / 20th Century, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Economics / General
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 25.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 448 Pages
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In this lively and entertaining history of ideas (Liaquat Ahamed, The New Yorker ), New York Times editorial writer Binyamin Appelbaum tells the story of the people who sparked four decades of economic revolution. Before the 1960s, American politicians had never paid much attention to economists. But as the post-World War II boom began to sputter, economists gained influence and power. In The Economists' Hour , Binyamin Appelbaum traces the rise of the economists, first in the United States and then around the globe, as their ideas reshaped the modern world, curbing government, unleashing corporations and hastening globalization. Some leading figures are relatively well-known, such as Milton Friedman, the elfin libertarian who had a greater influence on American life than any other economist of his generation, and Arthur Laffer, who sketched a curve on a cocktail napkin that helped to make tax cuts a staple of conservative economic policy. Others stayed out of the limelight, but left a lasting impact on modern life: Walter Oi, a blind economist who dictated to his wife and assistants some of the calculations that persuaded President Nixon to end military conscription; Alfred Kahn, who deregulated air travel and rejoiced in the crowded cabins on commercial flights as the proof of his success; and Thomas Schelling, who put a dollar value on human life. Their fundamental belief? That government should stop trying to manage the economy.Their guiding principle? That markets would deliver steady growth, and ensure that all Americans shared in the benefits. But the Economists' Hour failed to deliver on its promise of broad prosperity. And the single-minded embrace of markets has come at the expense of economic equality, the health of liberal democracy, and future generations. Timely, engaging and expertly researched, The Economists' Hour is a reckoning -- and a call for people to rewrite the rules of the market. A Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller Winner of the Porchlight Business Book Award in Narrative & Biography
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Little Brown & Company
ISBN-10
031651232x
ISBN-13
9780316512329
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19038270959
Product Key Features
Book Title
Economists' Hour : False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Political Economy, Economic History, United States / 20th Century, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Economics / General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
448 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.6in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
25.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hc54.A66 2019
Reviews
"I very much enjoyed reading The Economists' Hour , an entertaining and well-written look at how market-oriented ideas rose from the academy and transformed nations. I do not agree with each and every perspective, but found this a valuable and highly recommendable book, which I devoured in a single sitting."-- Tyler Cowen, author of The Great Stagnation
Copyright Date
2019
Lccn
2019-933753
Dewey Decimal
330.973
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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