Economics: A Science?

The Role of the Economist as Official Adviser, by W. A. Johr and H. W. Singer. With a foreword by Professor E. A. G. Robinson, C.M.G., O.B.E. London: George Allen and Unwin. 10s. 6d.

It is the major thesis and burden of this book that the principal task of economics is to provide advice to governments. This function is contrasted with what the authors call pure or basic research—on the whole to the detriment of the latter unless directly relevant to issues of policy.

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The Role of the Economist as Official Adviser, by W. A. Johr and H. W. Singer. With a foreword by Professor E. A. G. Robinson, C.M.G., O.B.E. London: George Allen and Unwin. 10s. 6d.

It is the major thesis and burden of this book that the principal task of economics is to provide advice to governments. This function is contrasted with what the authors call pure or basic research—on the whole to the detriment of the latter unless directly relevant to issues of policy.