From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and New York Times
bestselling coauthor of Deaths of Despair and the Future of
Capitalism, candid reflections on the economist’s craft When
economist Angus Deaton immigrated to the United States from Britain
in the early 1980s, he was awed by America’s strengths and
shocked by the extraordinary gaps he witnessed between people.
Economics in America explains in clear terms how the field of
economics addresses the most pressing issues of our time—from
poverty, retirement, and the minimum wage to the ravages of the
nation’s uniquely disastrous health care system—and narrates
Deaton’s account of his experiences as a naturalized US citizen
and academic economist. Deaton is witty and pulls no punches. In
this incisive, candid, and funny book, he describes the everyday
lives of working economists, recounting the triumphs as well as the
disasters, and tells the inside story of the Nobel Prize in
economics and the journey that led him to Stockholm to receive one.
He discusses the ongoing tensions between economics and
politics—and the extent to which economics has any content beyond
the political prejudices of economists—and reflects on whether
economists bear at least some responsibility for the growing
despair and rising populism in America. Blending rare personal
insights with illuminating perspectives on the social challenges
that confront us today, Deaton offers a disarmingly frank critique
of his own profession while shining a light on his adopted
country’s policy accomplishments and failures.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
September 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Angus Deaton
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
280 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-24762-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-24762-5 |
Barcode: |
9780691247625 |
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