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Trade-offs
Harold Winter
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Description for Trade-offs
Paperback. By considering both the costs and benefits of potential policy solutions, the author stresses that real-world decision making is best served by an explicit recognition of as many trade-offs as possible. He incorporates developments in policy debates, including the rise of new paternalism, or policies designed to protect people from themselves. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPQB; KCB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 262.
When economists wrestle with issues such as unemployment, inflation, or budget deficits, they do so by incorporating an impersonal, detached mode of reasoning. But economists also analyze issues that, to others, typically do not fall within the realm of economic reasoning, such as organ transplants, cigarette addiction, overeating, and product safety. "Trade-Offs" is an introduction to the economic approach to analyzing these controversial public policy issues. Harold Winter provides readers with the analytical tools needed to identify and understand the trade-offs associated with these topics. By considering both the costs and benefits of potential policy solutions, Winter stresses that real-world ... Read more
When economists wrestle with issues such as unemployment, inflation, or budget deficits, they do so by incorporating an impersonal, detached mode of reasoning. But economists also analyze issues that, to others, typically do not fall within the realm of economic reasoning, such as organ transplants, cigarette addiction, overeating, and product safety. "Trade-Offs" is an introduction to the economic approach to analyzing these controversial public policy issues. Harold Winter provides readers with the analytical tools needed to identify and understand the trade-offs associated with these topics. By considering both the costs and benefits of potential policy solutions, Winter stresses that real-world ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226924496
SKU
V9780226924496
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99-50
About Harold Winter
Harold Winter is professor of economics at Ohio University.
Reviews for Trade-offs
"With shrewd verbal reasoning, Harold Winter brings home a number of concepts the general public has difficulty digesting.... This precious little book will become widespread reading in basic courses on economics, but every sensible person interested in societal matters and not familiar with law and economics issues should also read it." (History of Economic Ideas)"