{"product_id":"economics-for-the-common-good-by-jean-tirole-9780691192253","title":"Economics for the Common Good","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean Tirole, Winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSelected for Bloomberg View's \"Must-Reads of 2017: Monopolies, Sexism and Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Books of 2017: Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2017 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Bloomberg's Best Books of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of Project Syndicate's Best Reads in 2017 (chosen by J. Bradford DeLong)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 George S. Eccles Prize for Excellence in Economic Writing, Columbia Business School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of the Microsoft Best Business Books of 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eOne of the Times Higher Education Books of the Year 2017, chosen by Sir Anton Muscatelli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Nobel Prize-winning economist, a bold new agenda for the role of economics in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize in Economics, he suddenly found himself being stopped in the street by strangers and asked to comment on current events far from his own research. His transformation from academic economist to public intellectual prompted him to reflect more deeply on the role economists and their discipline play in society. The result is \u003ci\u003eEconomics for the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e, a passionate manifesto for a world in which economics can help us improve the shared lot of societies and humanity as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo show how, Tirole shares his insights on a broad range of questions affecting our everyday lives and the future of our society, including global warming, unemployment, the post-2008 global financial order, the euro crisis, the digital revolution, innovation, and the proper balance between the free market and regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCompelling and accessible, \u003ci\u003eEconomics for the Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new agenda for the role of economics in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Required reading for anybody who wants to understand today's economy.' - Olivier Blanchard, former Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A constructive critique of economists with a strong defence of the subject they study.' - Martin Sandbu, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An ambitious yet accessible summary of [Tirole's] ideas on the proper role of economists and the value of their ideas in informing government, business and social life...Tirole has a patient, explanatory style.' - Philip Delves Broughton, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Explains in straightforward language what academic economists do, how they think about society and human behavior, and what advice they tend to offer governments about some of the biggest challenges they face.' - \u003ci\u003eForeign Affairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spells out the usefulness of rigorous economic thinking for society in deep, yet accessible, language...[A] great book, rich with insights.' - Markus Brunnermeier, \u003ci\u003eFinance \u0026amp; Development\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47605620375788,"sku":"9780691192253","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780691192253-economics-for-the-common-good.jpg?v=1778135851","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/economics-for-the-common-good-by-jean-tirole-9780691192253","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}