The Profit Doctrine : Economists of the Neoliberal Era.

A comprehensive account of the role of professional economists in the economic, social and environmental crises of the early 21st century.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chernomas, Robert
Other Authors: Hudson, Ian
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2016.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Boxes, Figures and Tables; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Prophets and Profits; 2 The Contest of Economic Ideas: Survival of the Richest; 3 The Consequences of Economic Ideas; 4 Milton Friedman: The Godfather of the Age of Instability and Inequality; 5 The Deregulationists: Public Choice and Private Gain; 6 The Great Vacation: Rational Expectations and Real Business Cycles; 7 Bursting Bubbles: Finance, Crisis and the Efficient Market Hypothesis; 8 Economists Go to Washington: Ideas in Action.
  • 9 Conclusion: Dissenters and VictorsBibliography; Index.