Why aren't economists as important as garbagemen?
Subtitle: essays on the state of economics
By: David Colander.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Economics -- Methodology; Economists
Description: A collection of essays including: * Why aren’t economists as important as garbagemen? * The best as the enemy of the good * The making of an economist * Workmanship, incentives, and cynicism * The invisible hand of truth * The evolution of Keynesian economics : from Keynesian to New Classical to New Keynesian * Economic methodology, macroeconomics, and externalities * Galbraith and the theory of price control * Tearing down economists’ worlds * Form and content in appraising recent economic developments * In defense of mainstream economics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-168) and index.