“In economics, models are spoken of as being made of physics when in truth they are made of Lego. They have that degree of provisionality and tentativeness and, importantly, rebuildability. There's a permanent invitation to take them apart and put them together again in a form that works better.” EconomicsEconomic ModelsLego Book:How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say — And What It Really Means Source: How to Speak Money: What the Money People Say — And What It Really Means
“Economics as a discipline has in effect become the study of capitalism. The two are taken as the same subject.” TwoStudyTakenSubjectsEffectsDisciplineCapitalismEconomics Author:John Lanchester