This intriguing collection is designed to show how economists can play a more active role in designing and directing the nation's social institutions. By taking the task of political economy seriously, the contributors (including some of today's most distinguished economists) reveal the power of economic thought to offer innovative solutions to some of the most difficult problems facing society today. By creating markets where none existed before, the authors propose efficient, reliable, and profitable improvements to current systems of health insurance, financial markets, human organ distribution, judicial practice, bankruptcy and securities regulation, patenting, and transportation. Written in the entrepreneurial spirit, these essays show economics to be an ambitious, dynamic, and far-from-dismal science.
Reviews
Appropriate for students, business and social entrepreneurs, and professional economists, ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMICS gives valuable insights into the power, scope and relevance of economic thinking and provides an intriguing, inspiring and irreplaceable resource for seeking real solutions to complex social problems. * THE LIGHTHOUSE, 'Enlightening Ideas for Public Policy...', Vol. 4, Issue 6, Feb. 12, 2002 *



Book Information
ISBN 9780195150285
Author Alexander Tabarrok
Format Hardback
Page Count 328
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 594g
Dimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm * 28mm