Arguing with zombies : economics, politics, and the fight for a better future

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Arguing with zombies : economics, politics, and the fight for a better future
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economics, politics, and the fight for a better future
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Paul Krugman
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Economics, politics, and the fight for a better future
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  • An accessible, compelling introduction to today's major policy issues from the New York Times columnist, best-selling author, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. There is no better guide than Paul Krugman to basic economists, the ideas that animate much of our public policy. Likewise, there is no stronger foe of zombie economics, the misunderstandings that just won't die. In Arguing with Zombies, Krugman tackles many of these misunderstandings, taking stock of where the United States has come from and where it's headed in a series of concise, digestible chapters. Drawn mainly from his popular New York Times column, they cover a wide range of issues, organized thematically and framed in the context of a wider debate. Explaining the complexities of health care, housing bubbles, tax reform, Social Security, and so much more with unrivaled clarity and precision, Arguing with Zombies is Krugman at the height of his powers. Arguing with Zombies puts Krugman at the front of the debate in the 2020 election year and is an indispensable guide to two decades' worth of political and economic discourse in the United States and around the globe. With quick, vivid sketches, Krugman turns his readers into intelligent consumers of the daily news and hands them the keys to unlock the concepts behind the greatest economic policy issues of our time. In doing so, he delivers an instant classic that can serve as a reference point for this and future generations. --
  • Krugman provides an accessible introduction to today's major policy issues. As a foe of zombie economics-- the misunderstandings that just won't die-- he explains key concepts behind taxes, health care, international trade, and more. Drawing on his New York Times columns and other writings, the short, accessible chapters cover topics such as the fight for national health care in the United States, the housing bubble and financial meltdown of 2007- 2008, the European Union and Brexit, the attack on Social Security, and the ultimate zombie argument: that tax cuts for the rich will benefit all. -- abridged from publisher info
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