Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen?

by David Colander

Book Overview

This volume, which evolved from a number of conversations with economists includes a collection of essays that have two themes: a positive one and a negative one. The positive theme of the essays is that economic analysis, if kept in perspective, is enormously powerful. It provides a way of uncovering the workings of real-world phenomena that fit the perceptions many people have. The negative theme is that economic analysis is not being kept in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873327772
• ISBN13: 9780873327770
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary