The lies we were told : politics, economics, austerity and Brexit /
"Simon Wren-Lewis is one of Britain's most respected economists. Since 2012, his widely read mainly macro blog has been an influential resource for policymakers, academics and social commentators around the world. The Lies We Were Told presents some of his most important work, telling the...
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Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL :
Bristol University Press,
2018.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- The macroeconomics of UK austerity
- Eurozone
- The consequences of austerity
- The 2015 UK General Election
- The transformation of the Labour Party
- Brexit
- The media, economics and electing Donald Trump
- Economists and policy making
- From neoliberalism to plutocracy
- Conclusions.
