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The econocracy : the perils of leaving economics to the experts / Joe Earle, Cahal Moran and Zach Ward-Perkins

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Manchester University Press, 2017.

Economic policy.

Economic development.

Manchester capitalism.

9781526110138 (pbk.)

9781526110121 (hc.)

xix, 212 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-212)

Econocracy -- Economics as indoctrination -- Beyond neoclassical economics -- The struggle for the soul of economics -- Rediscovering liberal education -- Economics is for everyone

One hundred years ago the idea of 'the economy' didn't exist. Now, improving the economy has come to be seen as perhaps the most important task facing modern societies. Politics and policymaking are conducted in the language of economics and economic logic shapes how political issues are thought about and addressed. The majority of citizens, who cannot speak this language, are locked out of politics while political decisions are increasingly devolved to experts. How economics came to be seen this way - and the damaging consequences. The authors open up the discipline and demonstrates its inner workings to the wider public so that the task of reclaiming democracy can begin.

Ward-Perkins, Zach.

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