{"product_id":"economics-in-america-9780691247625","title":"Economics in America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A Financial Times Best Book of the Year: Economics\"\u003cbr\u003e\"A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year\"\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] excellent new book . . . exploring everything from inequality to deaths of despair to the failures of the field in which he won the Nobel prize. It's all leavened with sardonic humor.\"\u003cb\u003e---Nicholas Kristof\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deaton recounts his journey to understanding the political and economic dysfunctions of his adopted home. It's sort of like Alexis De Tocqueville's classic Democracy in America, but with more numbers, more economics, and more vitriol. . . . Rare for an economist, Deaton offers a lucid and unsparing critique of America's political system.\"\u003cb\u003e---Greg Rosalsky, \u003ci\u003eNPR’s Planet Money\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Inviting and readable.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jennifer Szalai, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Deaton’s prose is lucid and tartly down-to-earth (the U.S. government works 'to help rich predators make ordinary people poorer,' he writes), and he makes a convincing case that 'economics should be about understanding the reasons for and doing away with the sordidness and joylessness that come with poverty and deprivation.' The result is a refreshing take on America’s economic discontents.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"This brilliant economics study will likely engage general readers and hold their attention to the end.\" * Library Journal (Starred review) *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is informative, given the wide range of subjects; compelling, given Deaton’s obvious authority and rich experience; and, given his flair for writing, enjoyable.\"\u003cb\u003e---Vivek Arora, \u003ci\u003eFinance \u0026amp; Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly enjoyable. . . . Deaton emerges from the book as a decent human being who wants to make the world a better place.\"\u003cb\u003e---Martin Wolf, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The degree to which orthodox economics is complicit in this unequal, greed-ridden house of cards is honestly faced by Angus Deaton, one of the profession’s giants, in\u003ci\u003e Economics in America\u003c\/i\u003e. A powerful \u003ci\u003emea culpa\u003c\/i\u003e, it is also a milestone in restoring the profession to the family of human sciences.\"\u003cb\u003e---Paul Collier, \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Completely fascinating. . . . The book is a great read, thoughtfully and well written.\"\u003cb\u003e---Bridget Rosewell, \u003ci\u003eSociety of Professional Economists ​​​​​​​\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a good read. . . .Deaton also knows how to entertain while informing and there are some fascinating insights and anecdotes concerning some of the economists he most respects, from James Meade to Anthony Atkinson.\"\u003cb\u003e---Paul Fisher, \u003ci\u003eFinancial World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865555349847,"sku":"9780691247625","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691247625.jpg?v=1722274539","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/economics-in-america-9780691247625","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}