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...