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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... believe public policy should have in reducing the risks and inequalities of a market economy? Do you want society to be like modern Denmark, with its high taxes, strong social safety net, and extensive worker protections, or like ...
... believe—I think rightly—that there is a kind of halo effect that links all forms of government activism. If people are persuaded that we need a public policy to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, they become more receptive to the ...
... believe that they're entitled to their own facts. This means that the technocratic dream—the idea of being a politically neutral analyst helping policymakers govern more effectively—is, for now at least, dead. But that's not the only ...
... a real debate about how effective “quantitative easing”—bond purchases by the Fed—actually is in boosting the economy. I'm on the skeptical side, but I can respect the optimists, and both sides, I believe, are open to persuasion. But in.
Paul Krugman. both sides, I believe, are open to persuasion. But in most of the important policy debates in 21st-century America, one side consistently argues in bad faith. I've already made the point that this needs to be pointed out ...
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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 |
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