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Business & Economics Theory

Economics in the Twenty-First Century

A Critical Perspective

by (author) Robert Chernomas & Ian Hudson

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Jun 2016
Category
Theory, Public Affairs & Administration, General, General, Developing Countries, Social Services & Welfare
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442626775
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781442649422
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $60.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442620186
    Publish Date
    Jun 2016
    List Price
    $25.95

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Economics has always been nicknamed the “dismal science,” but today the field seems a little more dismal than usual as governments, social movements, and even students complain that the discipline is failing to make sense of the major economic problems of the day.

In Economics in the Twenty-First Century, Robert Chernomas and Ian Hudson demonstrate how today’s top young economists continue to lead the field in the wrong direction. The recent winners of the John Bates Clark medal, economics’s “baby Nobel,” have won that award for studying important issues such as economic development, income inequality, crime, and health. Examining their research, Chernomas and Hudson show that this work focuses on individual choice, ignores the systematic role of power in the economic system, and leads to solutions that are of limited effectiveness at best and harmful at worst.

An accessible summary of the latest debates in economics, Economics in the Twenty-First Century takes on what is missing from mainstream economics, why it matters, and how the discipline can better address the key concerns of our era.

About the authors

Robert Chernomas is a Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba with research and political interests in health economics, the social determinants of health and macroeconomics. Ian Hudson is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Manitoba, currently researching in the areas of political economy and ethical consumption.

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Ian Hudson is a professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba.

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Editorial Reviews

‘A powerful critique of the discipline and an excellent introduction to contemporary economics… Highly recommended.’

Choice vol 54:03:2016