Advice and dissent : why America suffers when economics and politics collide / Alan S. Blinder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blinder, Alan S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economics--Political aspects--United States.

Economics.

Economics--Political aspects.

United States--Economic policy.

United States.

Economic policy.

United States--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

United States--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Economic history.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy.

Local Subjects:

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics.

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Money & Monetary Policy.

Physical Description:

xii, 346 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2018.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The lamppost theory of economic policy

Clashing civilizations

Lost horizons?

Madison's curse meets Madison Avenue

The media are the messengers

Murphy's law of economic policy

Wanted: hard-headed but soft-hearted policies

Trade disagreements

With liberty and inequality for all?

The political quicksand of tax reform

Toward remedies: moving the needle

Toward remedies: moving the line

Last word: on bridging the gap.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Blinder, Alan S. Advice and dissent.

ISBN:

9780465094172

0465094171

OCLC:

1011555141