The Resource Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science, Dani Rodrik
Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science, Dani Rodrik
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- Summary
- In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat account of the discipline. Drawing on the history of the field and his deep experience as a practitioner, Rodrik argues that economics can be a powerful tool that improves the world but only when economists abandon universal theories and focus on getting the context right. Economics Rules argues that the discipline's much-derided mathematical models are its true strength. Models are the tools that make economics a science. Too often, however, economists mistake a model for the model that applies everywhere and at all times. In six chapters that trace his discipline from Adam Smith to present-day work on globalization, Rodrik shows how diverse situations call for different models. Each model tells a partial story about how the world works. These stories offer wide-ranging, and sometimes contradictory, lessons just as children s fables offer diverse morals. Whether the question concerns the rise of global inequality, the consequences of free trade, or the value of deficit spending, Rodrik explains how using the right models can deliver valuable new insights about social reality and public policy. Beyond the science, economics requires the craft to apply suitable models to the context. The 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers challenged many economists' deepest assumptions about free markets. Rodrik reveals that economists' model toolkit is much richer than these free-market models. With pragmatic model selection, economists can develop successful antipoverty programs in Mexico, growth strategies in Africa, and intelligent remedies for domestic inequality
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246414
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- Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science
- Title
- Economics rules
- Title remainder
- the rights and wrongs of the dismal science
- Statement of responsibility
- Dani Rodrik
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In the wake of the financial crisis and the Great Recession, economics seems anything but a science. In this sharp, masterfully argued book, Dani Rodrik, a leading critic from within, takes a close look at economics to examine when it falls short and when it works, to give a surprisingly upbeat account of the discipline. Drawing on the history of the field and his deep experience as a practitioner, Rodrik argues that economics can be a powerful tool that improves the world but only when economists abandon universal theories and focus on getting the context right. Economics Rules argues that the discipline's much-derided mathematical models are its true strength. Models are the tools that make economics a science. Too often, however, economists mistake a model for the model that applies everywhere and at all times. In six chapters that trace his discipline from Adam Smith to present-day work on globalization, Rodrik shows how diverse situations call for different models. Each model tells a partial story about how the world works. These stories offer wide-ranging, and sometimes contradictory, lessons just as children s fables offer diverse morals. Whether the question concerns the rise of global inequality, the consequences of free trade, or the value of deficit spending, Rodrik explains how using the right models can deliver valuable new insights about social reality and public policy. Beyond the science, economics requires the craft to apply suitable models to the context. The 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers challenged many economists' deepest assumptions about free markets. Rodrik reveals that economists' model toolkit is much richer than these free-market models. With pragmatic model selection, economists can develop successful antipoverty programs in Mexico, growth strategies in Africa, and intelligent remedies for domestic inequality
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- Rodrik, Dani
- Dewey number
- 330
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- Economics
- Economics
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- Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science, Dani Rodrik
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- 1411725
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246414
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- 2015020153
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- (Sirsi) i9780393246414
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- Economics rules : the rights and wrongs of the dismal science, Dani Rodrik
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1411725
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 253 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393246414
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015020153
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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