03607nam a22005055i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020003700100024003500137050001200172072001600184072002300200072001500223100008100238245008400319250001800403264006900421300006200490336002600552337002600578338003600604347002400640505041000664520149001074650002202564650002602586650003002612650002802642650002802670650004802698650003802746650002802784650002902812710003402841773002602875776003602901776003602937776003602973856004603009912001403055912001503069999001703084978-3-031-56078-1DE-He21320251030112642.0cr nn 008mamaa240722s2024    sz |    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97830315607819978-3-031-56078-17 a10.1007/978-3-031-56078-12doi 4aHB846.8 7aKCP2bicssc 7aPOL0230002bisacsh 7aKCP2thema1 aSteuer, Max.eauthor.4aut4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut98099810aDangerous Guesswork In Economic Policyh[electronic resource] /cby Max Steuer.  a1st ed. 2024. 1aCham :bSpringer Nature Switzerland :bImprint: Springer,c2024.  aXV, 100 p. 7 illus., 1 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aChapter 1. Greed and Ignorance -- Chapter 2. What is an Economist? -- Chapter 3. The Economy and the Many Economies -- Chapter 4. Kinds of Advisers -- Chapter 5. The Scope and Methods of Economics -- Chapter 6. Excessive Inequality -- Chapter 7. Choosing an Economic Adviser -- Chapter 8. Prevailing Problems -- Chapter 9. Individual virtues, Social Benefits -- Chapter 10. The Adviser and the Government.  aThis book highlights the importance of economic knowledge in government decision-making. Almost every decision and responsibility facing governments involves economic considerations as well as other aspects. Whether it is funding the military, management of the health care system, or taxing appropriately, the issues are too complex and too important to be left to hunch, intuition, and guesswork. A politician who aspires to more than personal power, and wants to benefit the national society, needs good economic advice. Recognizing the need for effective advice and knowing how to find it is itself challenging. This book points the way. A sophisticated overview of economics is the key and a realistic attainment. How does economics work? Is it science? Is it common sense dressed up in jargon? This book provides insight into what is going on in the discipline and why this knowledge is needed. Students intending to study economics can get a head start from this book. Those already engaged can be helped around some awkward corners. The main audience is the general reader. Economic turmoil abounds. Does it look like informed policies are being undertaken? Does the discussion on radio and other media of current problems have the feel and thrust of genuine knowledge, or is it merely spinning out familiar cliches and guesses? Reading this book, the concerned citizen, the reader with curiosity, and the informed voter will enjoy knowing more about effective economic policy. 0aEconomics.958354 0aSocial choice.970816 0aWelfare economics.959134 0aEconomic policy.958351 0aFinance, Public.95908114aPublic Choice and Political Economy.97081724aSocial Choice and Welfare.97346024aEconomic Policy.95835124aPublic Economics.9722162 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer Nature eBook08iPrinted edition:z978303156077408iPrinted edition:z978303156079808iPrinted edition:z978303192360940uhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-56078-1  aZDB-2-ECF  aZDB-2-SXEF  c61795d61795