John Weeks
Introduction: Part One: Building a full-employment economy
Weeks, John
Authors
Contributors
Sue Konzelmann
Editor
Susan Himmelweit
Editor
Jeremy Smith
Editor
John Weeks jw10@soas.ac.uk
Editor
Abstract
There is a general acceptance of myths about government finances and economic management that comes from a lack of understanding of public spending and taxation. Lack of understanding turns into misunderstanding under the assault of propaganda, and provides fertile soil for converting myth into accepted wisdom. Knowledge provides the mechanism to dispel these myths, to reveal accepted wisdom as myth. Informed citizens are the foundation of democratic society. By participating through democratic institutions citizens facilitate effective government, and understanding government finances is central to that participation.
Citation
Weeks, J. (2019). Introduction: Part One: Building a full-employment economy. In S. Konzelmann, S. Himmelweit, J. Smith, & J. Weeks (Eds.), Rethinking Britain: Policy Ideas for the Many (9-12). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvpbnq1p.8
Publication Date | Jan 1, 2019 |
---|---|
Deposit Date | Apr 14, 2021 |
Publisher | Policy Press |
Pages | 9-12 |
Book Title | Rethinking Britain: Policy Ideas for the Many |
ISBN | 9781447352556 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvpbnq1p.8 |
Downloadable Citations
About SOAS Research Online
Administrator e-mail: outputs@soas.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2025
Advanced Search