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  title info:
    title: Liberating economics from ideologies and dystopia
    sub title: towards proper debate
  name:
    name part: Kararach, George
    role:
      role term: creator
    role:
      role term: author.
  name:
    name part: Edward Elgar Publishing
    role:
      role term: publisher.
  type of resource: text
  genre: bibliography
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: mau
    date issued: 2025
    edition: First edition.
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (410 pages).
  abstract: "This perceptive book challenges orthodox and neoliberal approaches to economics, emphasizing the importance of institutions in shaping socio-economic outcomes. George Kararach underscores the need to rethink dominant paradigms in the field of economics and enhance its relevance to public policy. Exploring the societal impact of economics, Kararach sheds light on the limitations of neoliberalism and examines the effects of ethics on the evolution of alternative economic perspectives and policies. Chapters draw on detailed global case studies to present alternative proposals for a humane economy that promotes social inclusion, grounds economic theory in the social context, and integrates perspectives from the Global South. Considering how the economy can better serve society, Kararach applies heterodox methods to practical policy issues, highlighting the influence of institutional differences alongside powerful interest groups. Interdisciplinary in scope, this book is a valuable resource for students and academics in economics, development studies, public policy, governance, philosophy and political science. Its insights will also greatly benefit policymakers and practitioners working in multilateral institutions, NGOs, UN agencies, and regional economic organizations"--
  table of contents: Introduction to liberating economics from ideologies and dystopia -- Part I: Economics' dominance in social science and its societal impact -- 1. Economics, the hegemony of the social science and society -- 2. Neoliberal economics and the consumer promise: The welfarist individual -- 3. Unemployment: The failed promise for jobs -- 4. Education, skills and upward immobility: The limits in self- actualisation -- 5. Health: The false promise for longevity and well-being -- 6. Climate change, resource depletion and the limits of nature -- 7. On the incentives and rewards: Motivation and economic activity -- 8. Inclusion and marginalisation: Economics on social inequalities and minorities -- 9. Trade and the promise of global welfare: Economics and nationalist gimmicks -- 10. Aid and the failure of multilateral cooperation: Greed as good intention -- 11. Modern economics and the failure of development -- Part II: Alternative propositions and the humane economy Introduction to Part ii: -- 12. Economics, society and ethics in a humane context -- 13. Rethinking economic theory, political economy, and the new social contract -- 14. Disruptions and the new promise of reconfigured economy -- 15. Governance, economics and the prosperous society -- 16. On methods, history and reimagining the future of humanity -- Part III: Policy considerations and the contrast of contestations Introduction to Part iii: -- 17. Macroeconomic policy and the importance of (in)stability -- 18. Markets, the state and the efficacy of competition policy -- 19. Labour market policies and the productive life -- 20. Institutions, regulatory regimes and policy -- 21. Growth and sustainable development policy -- 22. On industrial policy and economic renewal -- 23. Social policy and the humane economy -- References.
  note: George Kararach (Visiting Professor in Practice, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, The London School of Economics and Political Science, UK and Lead Economist, African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire).
  note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  subject:
    topic: Economics
    topic: History
    temporal: 21st century
  subject:
    topic: Economic policy
    topic: History
    temporal: 21st century
  subject:
    topic: Politique économique
    topic: Histoire
    temporal: 21e siècle
  classification: HB87 .K37 2025
  related item:
    title info:
      title: New directions in modern economics series
  identifier: 9781035316182 (electronic bk.)
  identifier: 1035316188
  location:
    physical location: POD
  record info:
    record content source: ELGAR
    record creation date: 250725
    record change date: 20251219135053.8
    record identifier: in00005673680
    language of cataloging:
      language term: eng