Fanatics, Charlatans, and Economists
Throughout the world, economics has been placed on a pedestal and enshrined in politically independent institutions like central banks and competition authorities, leaving politics confined to tinkering at the margins of market allocations. The results have been disastrous.
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DAVOS – Throughout the world, it seems, crisis is gripping national politics. In election after election, voter turnout has hit historic lows. Politicians are universally reviled. Mainstream parties, desperate to remain relevant, are caught in a vice, forced to choose between pandering to extremism and the risk of being overwhelmed by populist, anti-establishment movements.