Advice and dissent : why America suffers when economics and politics collide - Blinder, Alan S. (New York : Basic Books, 2018)
The lamppost theory of economic policy -- Clashing civilizations -- Lost horizons? -- Madison's curse meets Madison Avenue -- The media are the messengers -- Murphy's law of economic policy -- Wanted: hard-headed but soft-hearted policies -- Trade disagreements -- With liberty and inequality for all? -- The political quicksand of tax reform -- Toward remedies: moving the needle -- Toward remedies: moving the line -- Last word: on bridging the gap.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.
Keywords: Economics -- Political aspects -- United States; United States -- Economic policy; United States -- Economic conditions; United States -- Politics and government