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A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the field What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kishtainy, Niall (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2017]
Colección:Little Histories
Temas:
Economic history.
Economics.
Economists.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1. Cool Heads and Warm Hearts
  • 2. The Soaring Swans
  • 3. God's Economy
  • 4. Going for Gold
  • 5. Nature's Bounty
  • 6. The Invisible Hand
  • 7. Corn Meets Iron
  • 8. An Ideal World
  • 9. Too Many Mouths
  • 10. Workers of the World
  • 11. A Perfect Balance
  • 12. Shut Out the Sun
  • 13. The Profits of War
  • 14. The Noisy Trumpeter
  • 15. Coke or Pepsi?
  • 16. The Man With a Plan
  • 17. Flashing your Cash
  • 18. Down the Plughole
  • 19. Creative Destruction
  • 20. The Prisoners' Dilemma
  • 21. The Tyranny of Government
  • 22. The Big Push
  • 23. The Economics of Everything
  • 24. Growing Up
  • 25. Sweet Harmony
  • 26. A World in Two
  • 27. Fill Up the Bath
  • 28. Ruled by Clowns
  • 29. Money Illusion
  • 30. Future Gazing
  • 31. Speculators on the Attack
  • 32. Saving the Underdog
  • 33. Knowing Me, Knowing You
  • 34. Broken Promises
  • 35. Missing Women
  • 36. Minds in Fog
  • 37. Economics in the Real World
  • 38. Bankers Go Wild
  • 39. Giants in the Sky
  • 40. Why Be an Economist?
  • Index

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