Hubris: Why Economists Failed to Predict the Crisis and How to Avoid the Next One

by Meghnad Desai

Book Overview

A frank assessment of economists' blindness before the financial crash in 2007-2008 and what must be done to avert a sequel The failure of economists to anticipate the global financial crisis and mitigate the impact of the ensuing recession has spurred a public outcry. Economists are under fire, but questions concerning exactly how to redeem the discipline remain unanswered. In this provocative book, renowned economist Meghnad Desai investigates the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300213549
• ISBN13: 9780300213546
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.7"