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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... climate scientists, who face persecution for reaching conclusions powerful interests don't want anyone to hear about. Or consider social scientists studying the causes of gun violence: from Acknowledgments INTRODUCTION: The Good Fight.
... interests for pointing out that there are multiple ways to achieve universal health coverage, that it can be done while ... interest to promote the view that moving in their preferred direction would be good for everyone. And monetary ...
... interests? Even billionaires need a livable planet, so why has climate change 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 ...
... vast majority of realworld economics disputes are about easy questions—questions for which there is a clearly right answer, but one that powerful interests don't want to accept. You can improve public discourse by focusing on these.
... interest rate should be used in assessing infrastructure spending. But the easy questions provide plenty of material to write about. Writing in English: When I say that economist-pundits should write in English, of course I don't mean ...
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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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