The Econocracy: On the Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (742 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0141986867 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author A writer, organiser and researcher, Joe Earle is a trustee of Rethinking Economics and its sister organisation Economy (ecnmy). . Zach Ward-Perkins is a former trustee of Rethinking Economics, and is still an active member of the movement to change economics. He is now a researcher at the University of Sheffield, working with the Local Authority on how to transform the provision of social care in the City.They are founding members of the Post-Crash Economics Society at the University of Manchester. Cahal Moran is studying for a PhD in economics at the U
John Plowright said The new Emperor's New Clothes. ‘The Econocracy’ is basically a modern-day re-telling of ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’, in which the shortcomings of economics – or rather neo-classical economics – are laid bare.The book’s three authors - Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins - all studied economics at the same time at Manchester University and all fell out of love with their course, coming to view it as “narrow, uncritical and disconnected from the real world”.This led, in their second year, to their setting up the Post-Crash Economics Society for curricular reform, which ultimately evolved into . gerardpeter said Economics for All. This punchy, provocative manifesto is co-authored by three students from Manchester University, UK. In "Economics for All" according to gerardpeter. This punchy, provocative manifesto is co-authored by three students from Manchester University, UK. In 2012 they set up a club to change what they were being taught – the Post-Crash Society. Its fortunes exceeded their expectations – a good investment!An economics degree set a graduate up for life, so what was their problem?Their views are straightforward. The economy shapes modern society. The economy is managed by experts– the econocracy. Experts get things wrong – the crash of 2007 from which they took their name. Change is needed.The econocrats are trained at elite universities. The syllabus is narrow. 01"Economics for All" according to gerardpeter. This punchy, provocative manifesto is co-authored by three students from Manchester University, UK. In 2012 they set up a club to change what they were being taught – the Post-Crash Society. Its fortunes exceeded their expectations – a good investment!An economics degree set a graduate up for life, so what was their problem?Their views are straightforward. The economy shapes modern society. The economy is managed by experts– the econocracy. Experts get things wrong – the crash of 2007 from which they took their name. Change is needed.The econocrats are trained at elite universities. The syllabus is narrow. they set up a club to change what they were being taught – the Post-Crash Society. Its fortunes exceeded their expectations – a good investment!An economics degree set a graduate up for life, so what was their problem?Their views are straightforward. The economy shapes modern society. The economy is managed by experts– the econocracy. Experts get things wrong – the crash of "Economics for All" according to gerardpeter. This punchy, provocative manifesto is co-authored by three students from Manchester University, UK. In 2012 they set up a club to change what they were being taught – the Post-Crash Society. Its fortunes exceeded their expectations – a good investment!An economics degree set a graduate up for life, so what was their problem?Their views are straightforward. The economy shapes modern society. The economy is managed by experts– the econocracy. Experts get things wrong – the crash of 2007 from which they took their name. Change is needed.The econocrats are trained at elite universities. The syllabus is narrow. 007 from which they took their name. Change is needed.The econocrats are trained at elite universities. The syllabus is narrow
A writer, organiser and researcher, Joe Earle is a trustee of Rethinking Economics and its sister organisation Economy (ecnmy). He is now a researcher at the University of Sheffield, working with the Local Authority on how to transform the provision of social care in the City.They are founding members of the Post-Crash Economics Society at the University of Manchester. Cahal Moran is studying for a PhD in economics at the Univer
Economists have failed us. Now economics is the supreme ideology of our time, with its own rules and language. Government is being turned over to a publicly unaccountable technocratic elite.The Econocracy reveals that economics is too important to be left to the economists - and shows us what we can do about it.'A rousing wake-up call from a collective of dissident graduate students technically assured, well-argued and informative' Robert Skidelsky'If war is too important to be left to the generals, so is the economy too important to be left to narrowly trained economists thought-provoking' Martin Wolf'An interesting and highly pertinent book' Noam Chomsky. 'Our democracy has gone profoundly wrong. Dangerous agendas are hidden inside mathematical wrappers; controversial policies are presented as 'proven' by the models of economic 'science'. Politicians have li