![]() Then the details can be sorted out by the experts. Members of the general public have a duty to educate themselves in economics to an extent so that they make enlightened decisions. Unless the general public is informed by basic economic theory and by key economic facts, they’re going to make wrong decisions. However, if you want to have a meaningful democracy expertise should be harnessed by the general will, by the general public. Experts are crucial there are a lot of technical things that only experts can know. You can’t run a sophisticated modern economy on Maoist lines, that says that anyone can do anything therefore we don’t need experts. ![]() I don’t mean to suggest that expertise is unimportant. In a recent article, you wrote: “the economy is too important to be left to professional economists, and that includes me.” Can you elaborate on what you mean? ![]() He recently gave a public lecture at the LSE, the video of which can be seen here. In an interview with Joel Suss, editor of the British Politics and Policy blog, Ha-Joon Changdiscusses his new book, Economics: The User’s Guide, and the need for a pluralist approach to economics. ![]()
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