Author: martinmeenagh

This post is the first of a number which will present economic ideas in text and podcast form. They will also be available on http://www.ukeconomicsonline.blogspot.com. Economics is a term for a variety of disciplines which are now so specialised that they could be separate subjects. At its core, it describes the systems and methods by…

A working knowledge of economic theory (and practice) would be useful to policy stakeholders such as  executives, legislators, the media, and the political classes, in three ways. Firstly, economics conveys a sense of the contingency of economic prescriptions, and therefore would help to illuminate policy choices, which could then be made on an informed, balanced,…

I have been teaching and writing about Politics, History, and Economics for decades. In that time, it has become obvious that sharing as much as possible about something that is really a human science–Histopol, or Political Economy–is one of the best things that one can do to understand all three. This site is distinct from…