Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us

by John Quiggin

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In the graveyard of economic ideology, dead ideas still stalk the land. The recent financial crisis laid bare many of the assumptions behind market liberalism--the theory that market-based solutions are always best, regardless of the problem. For decades, their advocates dominated mainstream economics, and their influence created a system where an unthinking faith in markets led many to view speculative investments as fundamentally safe. The crisis...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0691145822

ISBN13:9780691145822

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:248 Pages

Weight:1.09 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.6" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Business Business & Investing Economic History Economic Policy Economics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Theory

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