What is the Economy?
Everyday Economics and Why it Matters to You
Published on 7. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78699-559-9 (ISBN)
Description
Why are houses are so expensive? Is our banking system going to collapse again? Should we be worried that robots are going to take all our jobs? And just what exactly is the economy anyway? Economists and politicians would have you believe it is a rarified topic best left to 'the experts'. The experts are wrong.
This book uncovers what people really mean when they talk about 'the economy', taking the word off its pedestal and showing that it's just a lens for seeing the world around us. That, at its heart, economics is about you, and the society you're a part of.
Explaining key concepts in economics in relation to how they directly affect your life - from your money to your home, your workplace to your future - What is the Economy? drags the obscure world of economics kicking and screaming towards the everyday and equips you with clarity and understanding.
This book uncovers what people really mean when they talk about 'the economy', taking the word off its pedestal and showing that it's just a lens for seeing the world around us. That, at its heart, economics is about you, and the society you're a part of.
Explaining key concepts in economics in relation to how they directly affect your life - from your money to your home, your workplace to your future - What is the Economy? drags the obscure world of economics kicking and screaming towards the everyday and equips you with clarity and understanding.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-78699-559-9 (9781786995599)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Beth Leslie and Joe Richards work for Economy, the charity that believes
economics is for everyone. Beth is a writer and now works as
the charity's Editor. Joe is one of Economy's founders and is currently its
Editorial Director. He is also a member of Rethinking Economics and a former
director for MTV.
economics is for everyone. Beth is a writer and now works as
the charity's Editor. Joe is one of Economy's founders and is currently its
Editorial Director. He is also a member of Rethinking Economics and a former
director for MTV.
Content
1. What is the Economy, and what's It got to do with Me?
2. Why is It so Confusing?
3. You
4. Your Home
5. Your Livelihood and Workplace
6. Your Money
7. Your Stuff
8. Your Society
9. Your Government
10. Your World
11. Your Future
12. Your Economics
2. Why is It so Confusing?
3. You
4. Your Home
5. Your Livelihood and Workplace
6. Your Money
7. Your Stuff
8. Your Society
9. Your Government
10. Your World
11. Your Future
12. Your Economics