Peddling Prosperity

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Peddling Prosperity is an economics book by Paul Krugman that critiques popular economic ideas and the misuse of economic theory in public policy debates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book
economics book
aimsTo evaluate economic advice given to policymakers
explain modern economic thinking to a general audience
author Paul Krugman NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
critiques ideological use of economic models
oversimplified economic doctrines in politics
genre economics
political economy
hasAuthorAward Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences NERFINISHED
hasAuthorProfession economist
hasPerspective critical of simplistic economic prescriptions
supportive of rigorous empirical economics
intendedAudience general readers interested in economics
students of economics
language English
mainTheme critique of popular economic ideas
gap between academic economics and policy rhetoric
misuse of economic theory in policy debates
role of economists in public discourse
mediaType print
notableIdeaDiscussed Keynesian economics
new classical economics
rational expectations
strategic trade policy
supply-side economics
subject economic ideas in public debate
economic policy
economic theory
macroeconomics
public policy

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Paul Krugman (honorary doctorate, not student) notableWork Peddling Prosperity
subject surface form: Paul Krugman