"Economics has always been nicknamed the "dismal science," but today the field seems a little more dismal than usual as governments, social movements, and even students complain that the discipline is failing to make sense of the major economic problems of the day. In Economics in the...

An accessible summary of the latest debates in economics, Economics in the Twenty-First Century takes on what is missing from mainstream economics, why it matters, and how the discipline can better address the key concerns of our era.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Boxes, Figures and Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Prophets and Profits -- 2 The Contest of Economic Ideas: Survival of the Richest -- 3 The Consequences of Economic Ideas -- 4 Milton Friedman: The...