Against the Grain: Insights from an Economic Contrarian

Economists and economics have been harshly criticized recently. This book accepts many of the criticisms of conventional theory but argues that the fundamental insights of economics are capable of reinterpretation and reinvention to deal with a host of contemporary concerns – social networks, glottalization, pay inequality, climate change, automation and the growth of ‘nudge’ policy amongst many others.

The author uses his weekly column in the London business newspaper City A.M. to explain n...