Skildelsky and Conway

The Telegraph today has two pieces today by economists who have just had their new books published, books that Geoff has already flagged up in his Economics blog.

Lord Skidelsky whose new book - Keynes, The Return of the Master was published this weekend- comments today on the importance of Keynesian economics in pushing forward effective economic reforms. Reforms are needed to avoid a future global meltdown, or as Skidelsky puts it ” falling into more economic foxholes.”

Edmund Conway also provides the first of two extracts from his new book 50 economics ideas you really need to know. I picked up a copy of the book yesterday in Blackwells and it looks a great resource either to aid introductory lessons to the subject or revisiting topics for revision purposes. It is well worth purchasing for your department. Today’s extract looks as Adam Smth’s ‘invisible hand’.