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Soulful Science What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters - Revised Edition

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ISBN-10: 0691143161

ISBN-13: 9780691143163

Edition: 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Diane Coyle, Diane Coyle

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For many, Thomas Carlyle's put-down of economics as "the dismal science" rings true--especially in the aftermath of the crash of 2008. But Diane Coyle argues that economics today is more soulful than dismal, a more practical and human science than ever before.The Soulful Sciencedescribes the remarkable creative renaissance in economics, how economic thinking is being applied to the paradoxes of everyday life.This revised edition incorporates the latest developments in the field, including the rise of behavioral finance, the failure of carbon trading, and the growing trend of government bailouts. She also discusses such major debates as the relationship between economic statistics and…    
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Book details

List price: $17.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.18" wide x 9.17" long x 0.87" tall
Weight: 0.924

Diane Coyle runs Enlightenment Economics, a consulting firm specializing in technology and globalization, and is the author of a number of books on economics, including "The Soulful Science" (Princeton), "Sex, Drugs and Economics", and "The Weightless World". A vice-chair of the BBC Trust and a visiting professor at the University of Manchester, she holds a PhD in economics from Harvard.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue To Part 1
The Mysteries of Wealth and Poverty
The History Detectives
What Makes Economies Grow?
How to Make Poverty History
Prologue to Part 2
Are Individuals Free to Choose?
What's It All About?
Economics for Humans
Information and Markets
Prologue to Part 3
Nature, Markets, and Society
Murderous Apes and Entrepreneurs
Economy versus Society
Why Economics Has Soul
References
Index