The Econocracy: The Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts
The Econocracy: The Perils of Leaving Economics to the Experts
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Abstract
One hundred years ago the idea of ‘the economy’ didn’t exist. Now, improving ‘the economy’ has come to be seen as one of the most important tasks facing modern societies. Politics and policymaking are increasingly conducted in the language of economics and economic logic increasingly frames how political problems are defined and addressed. The result is that crucial societal functions are outsourced to economic experts. The econocracy is about how this particular way of thinking about economies and economics has come to dominate many modern societies and its damaging consequences. We have put experts in charge but those experts are not fit for purpose. A growing movement is arguing that we should redefine the relationship between society and economics. Across the world, students, the economists of the future, are rebelling against their education. From three members of this movement comes a book that tries to open up the black box of economic decision making to public scrutiny. We show how a particular form of economics has come to dominate in universities across the UK and has thus shaped our understanding of the economy. We document the weaknesses of this form of economics and how it has failed to address many important issues such as financial stability, environmental sustainability and inequality; and we set out a vision for how we can bring economic discussion and decision making back into the public sphere to ensure the societies of the future can flourish.
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Front Matter
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Introduction: The perils of leaving economics to the experts
Joe Earle and others
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Econocracy
Joe Earle and others
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Economics as indoctrination
Joe Earle and others
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Beyond neoclassical economics
Joe Earle and others
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The struggle for the soul of economics
Joe Earle and others
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Rediscovering liberal education
Joe Earle and others
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Economics is for everyone
Joe Earle and others
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End Matter
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