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Econobabble : how to decode political spin and economic nonsense / Richard Denniss.

Econobabble : how to decode political spin and economic nonsense / Richard Denniss.
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ISBN 9781760643225 (paperback)
Name Denniss, Richard author.
Title Econobabble : how to decode political spin and economic nonsense / Richard Denniss.
Edition Revised edition, Fully updated and expanded edition.
Published Carlton, VIC : Black Inc, [2021]
©2021
Description 207 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes First edition published in 2016.
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary A fully updated and expanded edition of Richard Denniss's clear, witty guide to understanding political jargon about the economy. Updates include analysis of recent budgets and new information on health vs the economy in the COVID pandemic, as well as trade, unemployment and climate change. 'Economics is like a tyre lever: it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.' What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevitable or the inequitable seem fair. This book exposes the stupid arguments, bizarre contradictions and complete lack of evidence upon which much 'common sense' about the economy rests in Australia. Econobabble is for those who, deep down, have never believed that it makes sense, economic or otherwise, to help poor people by slashing public spending on the services they need. It's for those who have a sneaking suspicion that it would be cheaper to avoid the effects of climate change than to let them happen and then 'adapt'. And it's for those who think pitting public health and aged care against the economy is a false dilemma, one that's short-sighted, callous and potentially dangerous. In this fully updated and expanded edition, Richard Denniss demolishes the tired and misleading arguments of right-wing economic 'experts' with humour and precision, empowering you to cut through the babble and reach the truth.
Subjects Politics, Practical -- Australia
Economics -- Australia
Policy sciences -- Australia
Australia -- Politics and government
Australia -- Economic policy
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