I guess the parts you skimmed didn't include the introduction, eh?
It says:
We want to change the way economics is taught [...]
Students in economics all over the world were asking,
just as I had asked a few years previously: ‘Why has the
subject of economics become detached from our experience
of real life?’
[...]
we have tried an experiment in classrooms around the
world. We ask students: ‘What is the most pressing
problem that economists should address?’
...and the that experiment said inequality. At least according to students at three universities and professional economists at two central banks.
If you want to write a book that starts with motivations before delving into the nuts and bolts, and you ask customers what they think is most important and they all say the same thing, it seems reasonable enough to put that first.
It says:
...and the that experiment said inequality. At least according to students at three universities and professional economists at two central banks.If you want to write a book that starts with motivations before delving into the nuts and bolts, and you ask customers what they think is most important and they all say the same thing, it seems reasonable enough to put that first.