Econobabble

by Richard Denniss

'Economics is like a tyre lever: it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.'

What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevitable or the inequitable seem fair. This book exposes the stupid arguments, bizarre contradictions and complete lack of evidence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 176064322X
• ISBN13: 9781760643225
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Black Inc.
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"