The Macroeconomics Anti-Textbook - A Critical Thinker's Guide

Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science, free from value judgements. This book demonstrates this to be a myth - one which serves to make such textbooks not only off-puttingly bland, but also dangerously misleading in their justification of the status quo and neglect of alternatives.In this much-needed companion volume to the popular , Tony Myatt reveals how the blind spots and methodological problems present in microeconomics continue to exert their influence in mainstream macroeconomics. From a flawed conception of the labour market, to a Pollyana view of the financial sector, macroeconomic principles as they are set out in conventional undergraduate textbooks consistently fail to set out a realistic, useful, or equitable framework for understanding the world.By summarising and then critically evaluating the major topics found in a typical macroeconomics textbook, the Anti-Textbook lays bare their sins of omission and commission, showing where hidden value judgements are made and when contrary evidence and alternative theories are ignored. The Macroeconomics Anti-Textbook is the student''s essential guide to decoding mainstream macroeconomic textbooks, and demonstrating how real-world economics are much more interesting than most economists are willing to let on.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anthony Myatt, Tony Myatt, Myatt Tony
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9781350323711
• ISBN: 978-1-350-32371-1
• Pagine: 408
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 232 mm x 22 mm
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Education, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, macroeconomics, Popular economics, Economic systems and structures