Economics Made Simple
How Money, Trade and Markets Really Work
Published on 16. January 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-85719-142-7 (ISBN)
Description
How do banks work? What does the City do? Why do prices rise or fall? Is competition wasteful? How can we create more wealth? What causes globalization and how does it affect people? Economics Made Simple answers these and other questions, not in the way that economics textbooks do - with graphs, abstract models, jargon-ridden theory, and mathematical equations - but through narrative and lucid explanation rooted in everyday experience and common-sense intuitions. This is a personal school of economics for anyone who has ever wanted to know how money, trade and markets really work. The study of economics has never been so enjoyable - or eye-opening.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Petersfield
United Kingdom
Target group
Interest Age: From 18 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-85719-142-7 (9780857191427)
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E-Book
01/2012
1st Edition
Harriman House
€14.49
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Person
Dr Madsen Pirie is President of the Adam Smith Institute (www.adamsmith.org) and Senior Visiting Fellow in Land Economy at the University of Cambridge. He was awarded the National Free Enterprise Award in 2010 (jointly with Dr Eamonn Butler). He frequently appears as a commentator on television and radio, and has published articles in most major national newspapers and magazines. Madsen often addresses university and school audiences on economic and policy issues, and occasionally participates in panel discussions and speaks at international conferences. He is a graduate of the Universities of Edinburgh, St Andrews and Cambridge. www.madsen-pirie.com
Content
About the author Acknowledgements Introduction: Everyday economics 1. Trading things, creating wealth 2. What things are worth, and when 3. Prices, selling and buying 4. Producing and distributing 5. Enterprise 6. Money and currency 7. Banks and finance 8. Competition, monopolies, and setting the rules 9. Taxes 10. International Trade 11. Globalization and development 12. Overview Glossary Index