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Economic theories and models shape our everyday lives. They are relied on by politicians, they inform debates about everything from bonuses for CEOs to minimum wage rates. They determine what levels of tobacco or petrol duty are charged, and influence government approaches to issues as diverse as obesity and climate change. But are policy makers right to be so slavishly reliant on them? A radical reappraisal of current economic thinking, based on case studies from around the world.