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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... Zombies Structural Humbug 8. THE EURO Essay: A Bridge Too Far The Spanish Prisoner Crash of the Bumblebee Europe's Impossible Dream What's the Matter with Europe? 10. 11. 12. 13. 9. FISCAL PHONIES Essay: The Gullibility.
Paul Krugman. 10. 11. 12. 13. 9. FISCAL PHONIES Essay: The Gullibility of the Deficit Scolds The Flimflam Man The Hijacked Commission What's in the Ryan Plan? Melting Snowballs and the Winter of Debt Democrats, Debt, and Double Standards ...
... , unlike the rest of the federal government, is currently running a surplus—is why the Bush tax cuts are a much bigger problem for the nation's fiscal future than the Social Security shortfall. Medicare, though Social Security Scares.
... fiscal decisions today reflect the possible cost of providing generations not yet born with medical treatments not yet invented? The biggest risk now facing Social Security is political. Will those who hate the system use scare tactics ...
... fiscal packages that would secure the retirement program, with no major changes, for generations to come. It's true that the federal government as a whole faces a very large financial shortfall. That shortfall, however, has much more to ...
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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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