Economics for Policy Makers: A Guide for Non-Economists

Businessmen, trade unionists, politicians, and policymakers often make key economic decisions that are not made by economists. This book makes economics easily available to everyone, using simple language and avoiding technical jargon. It introduces key concepts in short presentations and provides press articles and recent research to demonstrate how a general concept can be derived from a specific context. It is invaluable for employers, trade unionists, public officials, and graduate students of courses where economics is an important element, especially in relation to its policy implications.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 330 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2019
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Economists often do not make crucial economic decisions for organizations and countries; instead, businesspeople, trade unionists, politicians, and policymakers take these decisions. People who hire employees, those who represent workers, those who create laws, and those who elect them all need economics, but they may not have the time or inclination to study it. This book makes economics accessible to everyone. The authors use simple language and avoid technical jargon to help non-economists understand economic reasoning. They achieve this by introducing key concepts through short presentations and providing selected press articles and recent research using these concepts. An analysis of these demonstrates how a general concept can be derived from a specific context, and highlighted questions provide the basis for further debate. The reader can then focus on the parts most relevant to their needs.

This book will be of great appeal to employers, trade unionists, and public officials attending courses organized by international institutions, professional training providers, as well as graduate students of courses where economics is an important element, especially in relation to its policy implications. Finally, it is invaluable for anybody who has wanted to learn the basics of practical economics but has been deterred by its technicalities.

Weight: 558g
Dimension: 158 x 234 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138388819