Econned: How Unenlightened Self Interest Undermined Democracy and Corrupted Capitalism

by Yves Smith

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Why are we in such a financial mess today? There are lots of proximate causes: over-leverage, global imbalances, bad financial technology that lead to widespread underestimation of risk. But these are all symptoms. Until we isolate and tackle fundamental causes, we will fail to extirpate the disease. ECONned is the first book to examine the unquestioned role of economists as policy-makers, and how they helped create an unmitigated economic disaster...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0230620515

ISBN13:9780230620513

Release Date:March 2010

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:362 Pages

Weight:1.28 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Corporate Greed Monetary Policy Political Corruption 21st Century Business Business & Investing Economic Conditions Economic History Economic Policy Economic Policy & Development

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