Economics for the common good / Jean Tirole ; translated by Steven Rendall.
Tirole, Jean, author.; Rendall, Steven, translator.
2017
HD87
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Title Economics for the common good / Jean Tirole ; translated by Steven Rendall.
Author Tirole, Jean, author.
Uniform Title Économie du bien commun. English
ISBN 9781400889143 (electronic book)
1400889146 (electronic book)
9780691175164
0691175160
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Copyright ©2017
Language English
Language Note Translated from the French.
Description 1 online resource (xii, 563 pages) : illustrations
Call Number HD87
Dewey Decimal Classification 338.9
Summary When Jean Tirole won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by complete strangers and asked to comment on issues of the day, no matter how distant from his own areas of research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect further on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is Economics for the Common Good, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics, far from being a "dismal science," is a positive force for the common good. Economists are rewarded for writing technical papers in scholarly journals, not joining in public debates. But Tirole says we urgently need economists to engage with the many challenges facing society, helping to identify our key objectives and the tools needed to meet them. To show how economics can help us realize the common good, Tirole shares his insights on a broad array of questions affecting our everyday lives and the future of our society, including global warming, unemployment, the post-2008 global financial order, the euro crisis, the digital revolution, innovation, and the proper balance between the free market and regulation. Providing a rich account of how economics can benefit everyone, Economics for the Common Good sets a new agenda for the role of economics in society. -- Provided by publisher.
Note Translation of: Économie du bien commun.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: whatever happened to the common good?
Economics and society
The economist's profession
An institutional framework for the economy
The great macroeconomic challenges
The industrial challenge.

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