John Legge

Economics versus Reality (eBook, ePUB)

How to be Effective in the Real World in Spite of Economic Theory

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

John M. Legge shows the many ways in which the real world diverges from economics textbooks. He argues that mainstream economic theory took a disastrous turn 140 years ago, when it attempted to use calculus to explain human behaviour.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351295666
• Artikelnr.: 49265533

Autorenporträt

John M. Legge has taught innovation and entrepreneurship for the last twenty-five years. Previously, he worked in the engineering and computer industries in design, development, implementation, marketing, and strategic planning.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on Measurements
Acknowledgments
1. Uses and Abuses of Economics
2. Names to Reckon With The Classical Economists
3. Competition: Real or Perfect?
4. Money and Banking
5. Macroeconomics
6. Inflation
7. The Great Recession and the Eurozone Crisis
8. The Labor Market
9. The Engine of Growth
10. Investment
11. Externalities and Public Goods
12. Intervention and Laissez-Faire
13. Corporations
14. After Neoliberalism
Bibliography
Index