Economists and the next 150 years

Abstract

This article is concerned with the role of economics in society, and concludes that the dominant system resembles a political, science more closely than a social science, justifying a political system rather than addressing current problems in the analytical manner which might be expected of a science. The importance of economics in advising on modern problems, and the idea that the discipline ought to be related to and based upon human rights, is discussed.

Key Words:

• Economics
• Population
• Human rights
• Debt
• Military spending