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Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science,
free from value judgements. This book demonstrates this to be a
myth - one which serves to make such textbooks not only
off-puttingly bland, but also dangerously misleading in their
justification of the status quo and neglect of alternatives. In
this much-needed companion volume to the popular Microeconomics
Anti-Textbook, Tony Myatt reveals how the blind spots and
methodological problems present in microeconomics continue to exert
their influence in mainstream macroeconomics. From a flawed
conception of the labour market, to a Pollyana view of the
financial sector, macroeconomic principles as they are set out in
conventional undergraduate textbooks consistently fail to set out a
realistic, useful, or equitable framework for understanding the
world. By summarising and then critically evaluating the major
topics found in a typical macroeconomics textbook, the
Anti-Textbook lays bare their sins of omission and commission,
showing where hidden value judgements are made and when contrary
evidence and alternative theories are ignored. The Macroeconomics
Anti-Textbook is the student's essential guide to decoding
mainstream macroeconomic textbooks, and demonstrating how
real-world economics are much more interesting than most economists
are willing to let on.
Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science,
free from value judgements. This book demonstrates this to be a
myth - one which serves to make such textbooks not only
off-puttingly bland, but also dangerously misleading in their
justification of the status quo and neglect of alternatives. In
this much-needed companion volume to the popular Microeconomics
Anti-Textbook, Tony Myatt reveals how the blind spots and
methodological problems present in microeconomics continue to exert
their influence in mainstream macroeconomics. From a flawed
conception of the labour market, to a Pollyana view of the
financial sector, macroeconomic principles as they are set out in
conventional undergraduate textbooks consistently fail to set out a
realistic, useful, or equitable framework for understanding the
world. By summarising and then critically evaluating the major
topics found in a typical macroeconomics textbook, the
Anti-Textbook lays bare their sins of omission and commission,
showing where hidden value judgements are made and when contrary
evidence and alternative theories are ignored. The Macroeconomics
Anti-Textbook is the student's essential guide to decoding
mainstream macroeconomic textbooks, and demonstrating how
real-world economics are much more interesting than most economists
are willing to let on.
Mainstream textbooks present economics as an objective science,
free from value judgements. The Microeconomics Anti-Textbook
demonstrates this to be a myth – one which serves to make such
textbooks not only off-puttingly bland, but also dangerously
misleading in their justification of the status quo and neglect of
alternatives. In this fully updated and expanded edition of their
celebrated book, Professors Rod Hill and Tony Myatt lay out the
essentials of each topic in the standard texts in a clear and
concise way, before presenting an 'anti-text' analysis and
critique. Challenging the assumptions, arguments, and models, Hill
and Myatt provide the essential guide to decoding the textbooks,
and show that real economics is far more interesting - and
subversive - than the simplistic version presented to students.
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