Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy
By (Author) Diane Coyle
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
24th March 2020
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Political science and theory
Public administration
Public finance and taxation
338.9
Physical Properties
Hardback
376
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
A textbook that examines how societies reach decisions about the use and allocation of economic resources While economic research emphasizes the importance of governmental institutions for growth and progress, conventional public policy textbooks tend to focus on macroeconomic policies and on tax-and-spend decisions. Markets, State, and People s
Reviews
"US president Harry Truman longed for a one-handed economist, because 'All my economists say on one hand then but on the other.' He was wrong to. Equivocal books do not usually do well in a polarised world. This one deserves to buck the trend."---Giles Wilkes, Financial Times
Author Bio
Diane Coyle is the inaugural Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge. She is a member of the UK Council of Economic Advisers and the Natural Capital Committee, as well as a Fellow of the Office for National Statistics. Her books include GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History and The Economics of Enough (both Princeton). Twitter @DianeCoyle1859
