| Applying the Dismal Science: When Economists Give Advice to Governments 2005 Edition Contributor(s): McLean, I. (Editor), Jennings, C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403994587 ISBN-13: 9781403994585 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: This collection shows what went wrong in UK economic policy-making in the 1960s and 1970s, what goes better now, and what still goes wrong. The editors explain how recent developments in economic theory have improved economic policy making. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Economic Conditions |
| Dewey: 339.509 |
| LCCN: 2005056595 |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.56" W x 8.92" (0.89 lbs) 231 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this exciting collection, Iain McLean and Colin Jennings bring together some of the most eminent social scientists to have advised British governments since 1964. Successive chapters show what went wrong in UK economic policy making in the 1960s and 1970s, what goes better now, and what still goes wrong. The editors explain how recent developments in economic theory have improved economic policy making. Contributors include two former Chief Economic Advisers at HM Treasury, and the co-designer of the successful '3G spectrum auction'. |