Why Aren't Economists as Important as Garbagemen? Essays on the State of Economics

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Introduction 3
• 1 Economists And Policy 17
• 1 Why Aren't Economists As Important as Garbagemen? 19
• Notes 28
• 2 Economics, Institutions, And Methodology 39
• 3 The Making Of An Economist 41
• 4: Workmanship, Incentives, And Cynicism 63
• 5 The Invisible Hand of Truth 81
• 3 Applications To Macroeconomics 89
• 6 The Evolution Of Keynesian Economics: From Keynesian to New Classical To New Keynesian 91
• Notes 100
• 4 Critics of Economics 113
• 8 Galbraith and the Theory Of Price Control 115

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Acknowledgments ix
• Introduction 3
• 1 Economists And Policy 17
• 1 Why Aren't Economists As Important as Garbagemen? 19
• Notes 28
• 2 Economics, Institutions, And Methodology 39
• 3 The Making Of An Economist 41
• 4: Workmanship, Incentives, And Cynicism 63
• 5 The Invisible Hand of Truth 81
• 3 Applications To Macroeconomics 89
• 6 The Evolution Of Keynesian Economics: From Keynesian to New Classical To New Keynesian 91
• Notes 100
• 4 Critics of Economics 113
• 8 Galbraith and the Theory Of Price Control 115
• 10 Form and Content In Appraising Recent Economic Developments 139
• Notes 152
• Works Cited And Related References 165
• Index 169
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