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Book SynopsisOffers policy ideas and commentary on economic issues, such as global warming, the global economy, government spending, Social Security, tax reform, real estate, and political and social policy, and also includes a look at the economics of capital punishment, welfare reform, and the presidential elections.
Trade ReviewThis book demonstrates in a very accessible manner the application of economics to a variety of key public-policy issues. The essays are written by outstanding economists who are highly esteemed in the profession, and the choice of subjects is relevant and timely. -- Diane Coyle, author of The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why It Matters A who's who of prominent economists assess today's big issues in this fascinating and readable book. Nobody who reads the op-ed page can afford to do without this. -- William Easterly, professor of economics, New York University, and author of The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good A unique collection of exceptionally insightful yet altogether accessible essays on key public policy topics. -- Lawrence H. Goulder, Shuzo Nishihara Professor of Resource and Environmental Economics, Stanford University Provide[s] insight into issues of critical importance in twenty-first-century America. A valuable resource. Booklist A genuinely useful contribution to knowledge and one that has life-changing implications for future generations. Irish Times A useful and often stimulating introduction to the thinking of professional economists on the salient policy issues of recent times. -- Richard N. Cooper Foreign Affairs The book is full of excellent cut and thrust. -- Robert Skidelsky Times Literary Supplement
