Economics Anti-Textbook A Critical Thinker's Guide to Microeconomics

Name: Economics Anti-Textbook A Critical Thinker's Guide to Microeconomics
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ISBN: 9781842779392

ISBN-10: 1842779397

ISBN-13: 9781842779392

Edition: 2010 (Guide (Instructor's))

Authors: Rod Hill, Professor Tony Myatt, Tony Myatt

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This book argues that the famous objectivity of mainstream economics is a myth -- dangerous and misleading but also bland and boring. Challenging the assumptions, arguments, models and evidence of mainstream textbooks, it puts the controversy and excitement back into economics to reveal a fascinating and a vibrant field of study.The Economics Anti-Textbookcovers all of the major topics. Drawing on the work of leading economists, it shows the claims made without evidence and the alternative theories, the importance of power, social context, and legal frameworks.The Economics Anti-Textbookis the students' guide to decoding the textbooks and shows how real economics is much more interesting…

Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Zed Books, Limited
Publication date: 3/11/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Tables and figures


Acknowledgements


Introduction: our goals, audience and principal themes



What is economics? Where you start influences where you go



Introducing economic models



How markets work (in an imaginary world)



People as consumers



The firm



Market structure and efficiency – or why perfect competition isn't so perfect after all



Externalities and the ubiquity of market failure



The marginal productivity theory of income distribution - or you're worth what you can get



Government, taxation and the (re)distribution of income: is a just society just too expensive?



Trade and globalization without the rose-tinted glasses



Conclusion


Postscript: a case study on the global financial meltdown


Notes


Bibliography


Glossary


Index