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How to argue with an economist :reopening political debate in Australia /

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
杜威分類號:	330.994
書名/作者:	How to argue with an economist : : reopening political debate in Australia // Lindy Edwards.
作者:	Edwards, Lindy,
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (xviii, 189 pages) : : digital, PDF file(s).
附註:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
標題:	Free enterprise - Australia.
標題:	Australia - Social conditions.
ISBN:	9780511481666 (ebook)
內容註:	A political impasse -- A nation-defining choice -- Economic rationalism's grip on power -- Is economics a science? -- Key ideas in economics -- 'Punters' versus 'economic rationalists' -- Contrasting views of human nature -- Contrasting views of how society works -- Contrasting views of the ideal society -- Economic policy and culture -- How to argue with an economic rationalist -- Reclaiming responsibility -- Arguing about economic efficiency -- Arguing about quality of life -- Arguing about justice -- The way forward -- Making sure 'she'll be right' -- Recent developments : the values divide in industrial relations reform.
摘要、提要註:	This fascinating book reflects on how economics has become central to our lives, and how the 'economic rationalist' perspective has become the lens through which all matters in Australian public life are viewed. It explains how this economic worldview systematically overlooks important social issues and how it transforms Australian culture. How to Argue with an Economist invites a broad general audience into debates that were once reserved for experts. Lindy Edwards, a former economic adviser in the Prime Minister's Department, has a talent for expressing concepts simply. She distils economics' key ideas into a lively and enjoyable read, explaining how economists think and then how you can argue with them.
電子資源:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481666

How to argue with an economist :reopening political debate in Australia /
Edwards, Lindy,

How to argue with an economist :reopening political debate in Australia /Lindy Edwards. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (xviii, 189 pages) :digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

A political impasse -- A nation-defining choice -- Economic rationalism's grip on power -- Is economics a science? -- Key ideas in economics -- 'Punters' versus 'economic rationalists' -- Contrasting views of human nature -- Contrasting views of how society works -- Contrasting views of the ideal society -- Economic policy and culture -- How to argue with an economic rationalist -- Reclaiming responsibility -- Arguing about economic efficiency -- Arguing about quality of life -- Arguing about justice -- The way forward -- Making sure 'she'll be right' -- Recent developments : the values divide in industrial relations reform.

This fascinating book reflects on how economics has become central to our lives, and how the 'economic rationalist' perspective has become the lens through which all matters in Australian public life are viewed. It explains how this economic worldview systematically overlooks important social issues and how it transforms Australian culture. How to Argue with an Economist invites a broad general audience into debates that were once reserved for experts. Lindy Edwards, a former economic adviser in the Prime Minister's Department, has a talent for expressing concepts simply. She distils economics' key ideas into a lively and enjoyable read, explaining how economists think and then how you can argue with them.

ISBN: 9780511481666 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

645250
Free enterprise
--Australia.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

373943
Australia
--Social conditions.

LC Class. No.: HC605 / .E397 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 330.994

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