• ISBN13: 9780691145181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Economics
• Publisher: Princeton UP
• Publisher Imprint: Prince UP
• Publication Date: January 1, 2011
• Pages: 360
• Original Price: USD 26.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 645 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Environmental Economics, Development / Sustainable Development, and Public Policy / Economic Policy

From the Back Cover

"Unlike many economists, Diane Coyle is a worldly philosopher! This nuanced book provides an illuminating analysis of the key debate over whether free market growth translates into improvements in our quality of life."--Matthew E. Kahn, University of California, Los Angeles

"This is a fine and interesting book with plenty of wise observations and good economic analysis. Diane Coyle is a terrific writer and an economist of real insight."--Edward Glaeser, Harvard University

"Diane Coyle has written a lively and challenging examination of the state of economic policymaking following the recent financial crisis."--Nicholas Crafts, Warwick University

Diane Coyle runs Enlightenment Economics, a consulting firm specializing in technology and globalization, and is the author of a number of books on economics, including The Soulful Science (Princeton), Sex, Drugs and Economics, and The Weightless World. A vice-chair of the BBC Trust and a visiting professor at the University of Manchester, she holds a PhD in economics from Harvard.