Trade-offs : an introduction to economic reasoning / Harold Winter.
- 作者： Winter, Harold, 1960-
- 出版： Chicago : University of Chicago Press 2023.
- 主題： Economics. , Reasoning. , Economic policy. , Social policy. , Ethics.
- 版本：3rd ed.
- ISBN： 9780226828886 (pbk.): NT598
- 一般註：Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- 系統號： 000307159 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
The highly engaging introduction to thinking like an economist, updated for a new generation of readers. When economists wrestle with any social issue--be it unemployment, inflation, healthcare, or crime and punishment--they do so impersonally. The big question for them is: what are the costs and benefits, or trade-offs, of the solutions to such matters? These trade-offs constitute the core of how economists see the world--and make the policies that govern it. Trade-Offs is an introduction to the economic approach of analyzing controversial policy issues. A useful introduction to the various factors that inform public opinion and policymaking, Trade-Offs is composed of case studies on topics drawn from across contemporary law and society. Intellectually stimulating yet accessible and entertaining, Trade-Offs will be appreciated by students of economics, public policy, health administration, political science, and law, as well as by anyone following current social policy debates.
摘要註
"A highly reasonable, lightly fun introduction to thinking like an economist. When economists wrestle with issues such as unemployment, inflation, or pandemics, they do so in an impersonal, detached way: what's the most low-cost way to maximize good and minimize bad? These trade-offs constitute the core of how economists see the world-and make the policies that govern it. Trade-Offs is an introduction to the economic approach of analyzing controversial public-policy issues, from fiscal policies to public health and social issues. A useful introduction to the various factors that inform public opinion and policymaking, Trade-Offs comprises case studies on topics drawn from across contemporary law and society. Intellectually stimulating yet accessible and entertaining, Trade-Offs will be appreciated by students of economics, public policy, health administration, political science, and law, as well as by anyone who follows current social policy debates"--
