Myths, Politicians and Money - The Truth Behind the Free Market

" RIPPING THE LID OFF THE MYTH OF THE FREE MARKET 'TRIUMPH' Many of us are increasingly puzzled and angered by the problems that government seems unable to resolve. Recent revelations by whistle-blowers only add to the sense that powerful forces controlour lives and that we have no say in what they decide. There is, in general, a distinct loss in confidence in the democratic process. In MYTHS, POLITICIANS & MONEY, former Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Bryan Gould casts new light on these issues. Using examples of his involvement with many of the pressing political and economic issues that have troubled governments in the West over the last four decades, Gould shows that these problems have a common cause: the surrender of our democracy to those who control and dominate the global economy. MYTHS, POLITICIANS & MONEY exposes why politicians around the world distort economic policy against the interest of ordinary people, how neo-liberalism has been allowed to rise to prominence and why the break-down of a European super-state will create economic stability for millions. Controversial and shocking, this is the insider story of the rise of the free market ideology, its entrenchment within politics and the terrible impact that it has had on society. "--

Product details

• Authors: B Gould, B. Gould, Bryan Gould
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.09.2013
• EAN: 9781137358622
• ISBN: 978-1-137-35862-2
• No. of pages: 260
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 29 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; B, Economic Policy, Political Philosophy, macroeconomics, Political Theory, Social & political philosophy, Political science & theory, Political Economy, Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Social Philosophy, Monetary Economics, Political science and theory, Social sciences—Philosophy, International Political Economy, Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, International Political Economy’