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Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy
Hardback
Main Details
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Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Diane Coyle
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:376 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155 |
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| Category/Genre | Political economy
Public finance |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691179261
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| Classifications | Dewey:338.9 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
66 b/w illus. 19 tables
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 January 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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
Author Biography
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
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
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