A little history of economics /
What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, acce...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Little histories.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Halftitle page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; chapter 1 Cool Heads and Warm Hearts; chapter 2 The Soaring Swans; chapter 3 God's Economy; chapter 4 Going for Gold; chapter 5 Nature's Bounty; chapter 6 The Invisible Hand; chapter 7 Corn Meets Iron; chapter 8 An Ideal World; chapter 9 Too Many Mouths; chapter 10 Workers of the World; chapter 11 A Perfect Balance; chapter 12 Shut Out the Sun; chapter 13 The Profits of War; chapter 14 The Noisy Trumpeter; chapter 15 Coke or Pepsi?; chapter 16 The Man With a Plan; chapter 17 Flashing Your Cash; chapter 18 Down the Plughole.
- Chapter 19 Creative Destructionchapter 20 The Prisoners' Dilemma; chapter 21 The Tyranny of Government; chapter 22 The Big Push; chapter 23 The Economics of Everything; chapter 24 Growing Up; chapter 25 Sweet Harmony; chapter 26 A World in Two; chapter 27 Fill Up the Bath; chapter 28 Ruled by Clowns; chapter 29 Money Illusion; chapter 30 Future Gazing; chapter 31 Speculators on the Attack; chapter 32 Saving the Underdog; chapter 33 Knowing Me, Knowing You; chapter 34 Broken Promises; chapter 35 Missing Women; chapter 36 Minds in Fog; chapter 37 Economics in the Real World.
- Chapter 38 Bankers Go Wildchapter 39 Giants in the Sky; chapter 40 Why Be an Economist?; Index.