The Economists’ Hour The Economists’ Hour Binyamin Appelbaum

The Economists’ Hour

How Market Fundamentalism Reshaped America and Widened the Social Divide

by Binyamin Appelbaum

★ 4.3 26 min read

About This Book

When Economists Took Control (2019) chronicles the transformation of economists from obscure academics into powerful political advisors. The narrative follows the ascendance of neoliberal thought throughout the latter half of the twentieth century and examines its lasting effects.

Who Should Read This?

  • Political enthusiasts seeking to understand contemporary economic debates
  • Americans questioning the nation’s conservative economic turn
  • Readers wondering how current economic conditions came to be

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