Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough-Minded Economics for a Just Society

Abstract

* Introduction: Murphys Law of Economic Policy * Needed: Hard Heads and Soft Hearts * Striking a Balance Between Unemployment and Inflation * Do We Know How to Manage the National Economy? * Who Will Protect Us From Protectionism? * Cleaning Up the Environment: Sometimes Cheaper Is Better * It Can Happen Here: The Improbably Saga of Tax Reform * On Breaking Murphys Law