Advice and dissent
Subtitle: why America suffers when economics and politics collide
By: Alan S. Blinder
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 346
ISBN-13: 9780465094172
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Economic policy; Politics and government; Economics; Economic conditions
Description: Argues that there is a cultural divide between economists and politicians that results in bad economic policy, with politicians using economic advice to bolster pre-conceived notions, and economists failing to take short-term human costs into account when focusing on long-term economic efficiency.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The lamppost theory of economic policy; title: Clashing civilizations; title: Lost horizons?; title: Madison's curse meets Madison Avenue; title: The media are the messengers; title: Murphy's law of economic policy; title: Wanted: hard-headed but soft-hearted policies; title: Trade disagreements; title: With liberty and inequality for all?; title: The political quicksand of tax reform; title: Toward remedies: moving the needle; title: Toward remedies: moving the line; title: Last word: on bridging the gap.