Identifies seven critical ways in which mainstream economics has led us astray. In this book, the author deconstructs the character of "Rational economic man" and explains what really makes us tick. It also reveals how an obsession with equilibrium has left economists helpless when facing the boom and bust of the real-world economy.

Who Wants to be an Economist? 1. Change the Goal 2. See the Big Picture 3. Nurture Human Nature 4. Get Savvy with Systems 5. Design to Distribute 6. Create to Regenerate 7. Be Agnostic about Growth We Are All Economists Now