Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better FutureW. W. Norton & Company, 28. jan. 2020 - 464 síður New York Times Bestseller In Arguing with Zombies, Krugman tackles many of these misunderstandings, taking stock of where the United States has come from and where it’s headed in a series of concise, digestible chapters. Drawn mainly from his popular New York Times column, they cover a wide range of issues, organized thematically and framed in the context of a wider debate. Explaining the complexities of health care, housing bubbles, tax reform, Social Security, and so much more with unrivaled clarity and precision, Arguing with Zombies is Krugman at the height of his powers. It is an indispensable guide to two decades’ worth of political and economic discourse in the United States and around the globe, and now includes a preface on "Zombies in the Age of COVID-19." With quick, vivid sketches, Krugman turns his readers into intelligent consumers of the daily news and hands them the keys to unlock the concepts behind the greatest economic policy issues of our time. In doing so, he delivers an instant classic that can serve as a reference point for this and future generations. |
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... become such a left-right issue? Recessions hurt everyone, so why do conservatives oppose printing money to fight slumps? And why are racial attitudes so closely correlated with positions on taxing and spending? A lot of the answer is ...
... become thanks to the growth of unregulated “shadow” banking. Once the crash happened, however, economists who had studied these things found themselves in familiar territory. We know a lot about financial crises, from both theory and ...
... do better than the private sector. And an amazing thing happened. For the first time since I had become a New York Times columnist, my side in a policy debate actually won. SOCIAL SECURITY SCARES March 5, 2004 The annual report of.
... very cautious projections of the Social Security Administration) say that the trust fund will run out in 2052. The system won't become “bankrupt” at that point; even after the trust fund is gone, Social Security Inventing a Crisis.
... become a major burden on those businesses that continue to provide insurance coverage: General Motors now spends about $1,500 on health care for every car it produces. Second, rising Medicare spending may be a sign of progress, but it ...
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The Waiting Game | |
Fear Strikes | |
Imaginary Health Care Horrors | |
Three Legs Good No Legs | |
Get Sick Go Bankrupt and | |
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Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future Paul Krugman Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2020 |
Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future Paul Krugman Engin sýnishorn í boði - 2021 |