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- Fuses theoretical and mathematical objections to enforcing Adam Smith's economic models
- Demonstrates how public investment vastly outweighs private investment in the US
- Argues that “the private sector” is an ideological construct
- Describes how contemporary economics pitches employers against employees
- Proposes that continuing economic learning will lead to expanding economic democracy
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
Authors and Affiliations
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State University of New York, Old Westbury, USA
John F. M. McDermott
About the author
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Employers’ Economics versus Employees’ Economy
Book Subtitle: How Adam Smith’s Legacy Obscures Public Investment in the Private Sector
Authors: John F. M. McDermott
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50149-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-50148-2Published: 01 February 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84328-5Published: 04 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-50149-9Published: 23 January 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 191
Topics: Public Economics, Labor Economics, Economic History