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"Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline, Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories--from the Classical economists to the Behavioral economists, from the Marxists to the Austrians--revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses and why there is no one...

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Chang, Ha-Joon
Formáid: LEABHAR
Teanga:English
Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2014
Eagrán:First U.S. edition.
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Clár na nÁbhar:
  • Prologue. Why bother? : why do you need to learn economics?
  • How to read this book
  • Part 1. Getting used to it. Life, the universe, and everything : what is economics?
  • From pin to PIN : capitalism 1776 and 2014
  • How have we got here? : a brief history of capitalism
  • Let a hundred flowers bloom : how to 'do' economics
  • Dramatis personae : who are the economic actors?
  • Moving on ...
  • Part 2. Using it. How many do you want it to be? : output, income and happiness
  • How does your garden grow? : the world of production
  • Trouble at the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank : finance
  • Boris's goat should drop dead : inequality and poverty
  • I've known a few people who've worked : work and unemployment
  • Leviathan or the philosopher king? : the role of the state
  • 'All things in prolific abundance' : the international dimension
  • Epilogue. What now? : how can we use economics to make our economy better?