
Charlatans or Saviours?: Economists and the British Economy from Marshall to Meade (Hardback)
Roger Middleton (author)- We can order this from the publisher
Charlatans or Saviours? is the first detailed analysis of professional British economists from Marshall, through Keynes and Meade to the present day. It examines the relationship between professional economists and economic policy in an attempt to answer the question: 'Can economics and professional economists be blamed for the relative decline of the British economy?'
This book provides an unrivalled account of how economic policy is made in practice. It uses examples of major policy decisions to show how policy debates develop and then assesses the subsequent balance between political, bureaucratic and economic influence. In this path-breaking investigation Roger Middleton sheds new light on Britain's relative economic decline by examining the advice economists have given to government. He analyses whether economists are partly responsible for this decline or whether they are largely innocent and unnecessarily blamed by politicians. In discussing the rise of professional economics he demonstrates that from the time of Marshall onwards the market for economic policy advice in Britain has been unusually competitive. In addition, Roger Middleton explores the broader concern in contemporary economics, that is, the pursuit of rigour at the expense of relevance.
This in-depth study will be welcomed by economists interested in policy making, the history of economic thought, economic historians and political scientists.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781858989044
Number of pages: 488
Weight: 1019 g
Dimensions: 234 x 156 mm
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'. . . this book offers a wealth of information and of stimulating questions about highly complex problems, which economists need - perhaps much more than they are inclined - to think through and form considered views about.'
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