02659cam a2200373 i 4500 1262043007 TxAuBib 190725s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019032129 9781324005018 hardcover 1324005017 hardcover (OCoLC)18691 TxAuBib rda Krugman, Paul R., author. Arguing with zombies : economics, politics, and the fight for a better future / Paul Krugman. First Edition. New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, [2020] xvi, 444 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes index. Introduction: The good fight -- Saving Social Security -- The road to Obamacare -- The attack on Obamacare -- Bubble and bust -- Crisis management -- The crisis in economics -- Austerity -- The euro -- Fiscal phonies -- Tax cuts -- Trade wars -- Inequality -- Conservatives -- Eek! Socialism! -- Climate -- Trump -- On the media -- Economic thoughts. ""An accessible, compelling introduction to today's major policy issues from columnist, best-selling author, and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman. There is no better guide than Paul Krugman to basic economics, the ideas that animate much of our public policy. Likewise, there is no better foe of zombie economics, the misunderstandings that just won't die. This delightful new book finds Krugman at his best, turning readers into intelligent consumers of the daily news with quick, vivid sketches of the key concepts behind taxes, health care, international trade, and more. Arguing with Zombies will put Krugman at the front of the debate in the 2020 election year. Building on and expanding his New York Times columns and other writings, it contains short, accessible chapters on topics including the fight for national health care in the United States, the housing bubble and financial meltdown of 2007- 2008, the European Union and Brexit, the attack on Social Security, and the fraudulent argument- the ultimate zombie- that tax cuts for the rich will benefit all""-- Provided by publisher. 2000-2099. Economics Popular works. Economics. Common fallacies. Economic history. United States Economic conditions 21st century Popular works. United States. Popular works. Instructional and educational works.