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Selected new books on current affairs, economics and politics. Explore the full range of Yale titles for these subjects at
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Hard Times
Why Nudge?
The Divisive Toll of the Economic Slump Tom Clark with Anthony Heath
The Politics of Libertarian Paternalism Cass R. Sunstein
A hard-hitting study – by Guardian journalist Tom Clark with eminent Professor Anthony Heath – explores the staggering social costs of the Great Recession, and the lasting effects of consequent joblessness and poverty on individuals, families and communities in the U.K. and the U.S. ‘In charts and numbers alongside heartbreaking human stories, [Clark] paints a portrait of an already deeply divided society riven further between those hit by the slump and those barely noticing it. Clark’s powerful analysis illuminates the social history of recessions, as each one strikes down the same people and places over and over again, enriching the same few as quantitative easing did this time.’ – Polly Toynbee, Guardian
In this powerful work, Cass Sunstein, co-author of the bestselling Nudge, offers a powerful, provocative and convincing argument for protecting people from their own mistakes. Sunstein combines legal theory with behavioural economics to make a fresh argument about the legitimate scope of government, bearing on obesity, smoking, distracted driving, health care, food safety and other highly volatile, high-profile public issues. Sunstein argues for a new form of paternalism, one that protects people against serious errors but also recognises the risk of government overreaching and usually preserves freedom of choice.
TOM CLARK writes daily editorials on politics, economics and social affairs for The Guardian. ANTHONY HEATH is professor of sociology, University of Manchester, and emeritus professor at the University of Oxford.
CASS R. SUNSTEIN, the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University, is the author of several books, including, most recently, Simpler: The Future of Government and, with coauthor Richard H. Thaler, Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.
2014 312 pp. 30 charts + graphs HB ISBN 978-0-300-20377-6 £18.99/$30.00
2014 208 pp. 3 b/w illus. HB ISBN 978-0-300-19786-0 £16.99/$25.00
When the Money Runs Out The End of Western Affluence Stephen D. King In this hard-hitting but enormously readable book, an eminent economist warns that Western nations’ economic expectations for the future are way out New in paperback of sync with the realities of economic stagnation, and stringent steps will be required to avoid massive political and economic upheaval. ‘King writes with an authoritative and erudite voice, making him an excellent guide through the convolutions of the financial crisis.’ – Iain Morris, Observer ‘King argues … that the future is not what it used to be. We have made promises to ourselves we cannot afford to keep. [This] argument is important.’ – Martin Wolf, Financial Times ‘It is alarmingly difficult to disagree with Stephen King.’ – Charles Moore, Daily Telegraph
Austerity The Great Failure Florian Schui This book puts the political debates of our own day in perspective by exploring the long history of austerity – a popular idea that lives on despite a track record of dismal failure. Florian Schui shows that arguments in favour of austerity were – and are today – mainly based on moral and political considerations, rather than on economic analysis. Unexpectedly, it is the critics of austerity who have framed their arguments in the language of economics. Schui finds that austerity has failed intellectually and in economic terms every time it has been attempted. ‘A timely reminder of the moral confusion that swirls around the austerity debate.’ – The Economist ‘[A] beautifully written critique of austerity as a system of economic management.’ – Austin Mitchell, House Magazine
STEPHEN D. KING is Group Chief Economist and Global Head of Economics and Asset Allocation research at HSBC.
FLORIAN SCHUI has held positions at the University of Cambridge and at Royal Holloway, University of London. He will work at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland from 2014.
2014 304 pp. PB ISBN 978-0-300-20523-7 £9.99/$20.00
2014 232 pp. HB ISBN 978-0-300-20393-6 £16.99/$26.00
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