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Alan S. Blinder

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Basic Books; Reprint edition (January 22, 1988)

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Hard Heads, Soft Hearts book. A hard-headed liberal economist, Alan Blinder clearly shows how economic policy is made in America and how good policies often make bad politics.

Hard Heads, Soft Hearts book. A hard-headed liberal economist, Alan Blinder clearly shows. He discusses divisiveness and shows how it often prevents sound economic advice from being heeded.

A hard-headed liberal economist, Alan Blinder clearly shows how economic policy is made in America and how good policies often make bad politics. Hard Heads, Soft Hearts:. has been added to your Cart. Blinder offers his own nonpartisan vision for the future of our economic society and challenges and Republicans-to do better.

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Blinder is the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton where he has been since . 1987), Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough‑Minded Economics for a Just Society, Addison-Wesley. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton where he has been since 1971, and from 1988 to 1990, he chaired the economics department. Also in 1990, he founded Princeton's Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies. And he has served as vice-chair of The Observatory Group. 1983), Economic Opinion, Private Pensions and Public Pensions: Theory and Fact. The University of Michigan.

If I were to teach an introductory economics course, this would be my first choice for a supplemental reading.

book by Alan S. Blinder. If I were to teach an introductory economics course, this would be my first choice for a supplemental reading.

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A hard-headed liberal ecomist, Alan Blinder clearly shows how ecomic policy is made in America and how good policies .

A hard-headed liberal ecomist, Alan Blinder clearly shows how ecomic policy is made in America and how good policies often make bad politics. He discusses divisiveness and shows how it often prevents sound ecomic advice from being heeded. Blinder offers his own npartisan vision for the future of our ecomic society and challenges and Republicans-to do better. The Perseus Books Group.

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Hard heads, soft hearts: tough-minded economics for a just society. New York: Addison Wesley. New ideas from dead economists. London: Penguin Books. The elusive quest for growth: economists' adventures and misadventures in the tropics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Heston, A, Summers, R & Aten, B. 2002. Penn world table version . Pennsylvania, NJ: University of Pennsylvania, Centre for International Comparisons. Jordaan, J, Mfono, Z & Tshabalala, M. 1991. Paper delivered at a conference of the Economic Society of South Africa, Somerset West, 19 September.

Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough-Minded Economics for a Just Society (1987). How much do you think it costs to go to college? Most people are likely to answer by adding together their expenditures on tuition, room and board, books, and the like, and then deducting any scholarship funds they may receive. Economists keep score differently.

A hard-headed liberal economist, Alan Blinder clearly shows how economic policy is made in America and how good policies often make bad politics. He discusses liberal-conservative divisiveness and shows how it often prevents sound economic advice from being heeded. Blinder offers his own nonpartisan vision for the future of our economic society and challenges law-makers—Democrats and Republicans—to do better.

JoJogar

Although it is out of print, it's well worth searching for a used copy, Although it is pretty dated in its discussion of tax reform, the rest of the book is a great introduction to economists' views on public policy for those who really don't want to read a lot of economic theory. The chapters on the environment and international trade are particularly good.

DireRaven

Great book, buy it and give it to a republican friend!

Jazu

I had to read this book to take AP Macroeconomics when I was 17. I could only read ten pages at a time as it bored me to tears. It didn't help with the course at all, and the teacher never tested us on it, but I learned a bit.

Dianalmeena

Alan Blinder does a great job in Hard Hats, Soft Hearts of discussing economic principles in a fair and balanced way. He takes on both leftist dogma (e.g.,strict environmental regulations and rent control),conservative dogma (supply-side economics), bipartisan dogma (protectionism). Unlike Paul Krugman, Blinder never allows his liberal politics to distort his economic arguments.

The title of the book refers to Blinder's contention that one can reach liberal ends with conservative means. He uses the example of the environment--where well-meaning leftists oppose market means such as pollution permits (as in cap and trade) that would deliver the results they want. He warns of a dark future if we don't start learning our economic principles. Even though it's 23 years old, this is a book well worth reading.

Zovaithug

Mr. Blinder does a great job of setting forth sound economic policies that should be adopted by any nation. His chapter on protecting the environment was particularly enlightening. However, I disagree with him on one very specific issue:
- On page 63, Mr. Blinder argues that employees should get a share of a company's net income rather than a fixed wage rate. This is no less than a recipe for disaster. How do you define a company's net income? Upper management would spend most of its time devising ways to understate their results while employees would make a great effort to dispute the company's income statement. In the end the holy grail of economic efficiency would be lost as both parties squabble endlessly. Just look how easily Enron cooked its books.
What really struck me as fantastic was Mr. Blinder's brilliant if unintentional critique of American style democracy. He did this by showing how often the American political process produces mediocre results that fly in the face of simple economics. He turns the spotlight on the damaging effects of lobbying by powerful groups and their vested interests. This was particularly apparent in his chapter on tax reform.
I recommend this title to anyone who is interested in setting society on the road to prosperity. I would also recommend it to anyone interested in knowing just how harmful the US's corrupt brand of democracy is. Perhaps this book's greatest contribution lies in raising the following question:
How can a system be devised that safeguards the ideals of democrarcy and freedom without compromising economic efficiency and equity?

Blackworm

Blinder renders a balanced analysis of governmental policy, criticizing Democrats and Republicans equally. I might even go as far as to say that he is objective. However, his policy prescriptions are very left-leaning. The reader will see clearly that Blinder makes many normative assumptions about the goal of policy and that those assumptions dictate unambiguously the liberal ends to which our resources and tax dollars should be directed. He gives a great explanation of how the deficit grew out of the Reagan administration's blunders, and I may even recommend this book for that alone. Overall, it is a good econ book for the initiated readers and everybody else, as it doesn't treat you like a dupe. Definitely preferable to The Armchair Economist, but you should balance your diet with a reading of Capitalism and Freedom. LEWIS GAINOR MIZZOU ECON

Mr_TrOlOlO

If I were to teach an introductory economics course, this would be my first choice for a supplemental reading. Blinder does a terrific job of explaining the unique perspective that economists have on economic policy. I recommend this book frequently in conversations with people.

Blinder rather superbly shows how sound economic policy needn't depend on soft heads and soft hearts (a defect of liberal policy makers) nor hard hearts and hard heads(a defect of conservative policy makers). Readers of the book will realize that politicians too often force false compromises onto voters. It is possible to enact policies that are good for individuals and corporation, rich and poor. Sadly, it is not economic theory that is lacking, but political will.
This book should be required reading for new voters.

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