Dr Tim Thornton Better economics for a better world

Published: May 17, 2021, 11 p.m.

b'\\u201cWhether by intention or accident, economic ideas and analysis often diminish society\\u2019s expectations of what can be achieved. Such failings are not inherent to economics per se, rather they are the result of outdated economics dominating analysis and public discussion. The problematic nature of economic analysis must stop and make way for better theory and concepts to help us re-imagine what our economy and society could look like."'