{"product_id":"the-profit-doctrine-9780745335865","title":"The Profit Doctrine","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA comprehensive account of the role of professional economists in the economic, social and environmental crises of the early 21st century\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The financial crisis alerted the public to what some insiders have known for decades: mainstream economic ideas are seriously flawed. Chernomas and Hudson lay bare both the ideas and the equally flawed individuals behind them, from Milton Friedman to the ex-\"Maestro\" Alan Greenspan' -- Professor Steve Keen, author of Debunking Economics (Zed Books, 2011)\u003cbr\u003e'In lucid and accessible prose, The Profit Doctrine shows how the post-war evolution of economic ideas has systematically favoured the profitability of big business over the interests of everyday people' -- Gary Dymski, Professor and Chair in Applied Economics, Leeds University Business School\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Boxes, Figures and Tables\u003cbr\u003e  List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  1. Prophets and Profits\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Contest of Economic Ideas: Survival of the Richest\u003cbr\u003e  3. The Consequences of Economic Ideas\u003cbr\u003e  4. Milton Friedman: The Godfather of the Age of Instability and Inequality\u003cbr\u003e  5. The Deregulationists: Public Choice and Private Gain\u003cbr\u003e  6. The Great Vacation: Rational Expectations and Real Business Cycles\u003cbr\u003e  7. Bursting Bubbles: Finance, Crisis and The Efficient Market Hypothesis\u003cbr\u003e  8. Economists Go to Washington: Ideas in Action\u003cbr\u003e  9. Conclusion: Dissenters and Victors\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404309012823,"sku":"9780745335865","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745335865.jpg?v=1730486054","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-profit-doctrine-9780745335865","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}