Economics in Minutes condenses key economics concepts into 200 short and easily digested essays. Featuring not only fundamental ideas, such as the role of money and how the stock market works, but also subjects that are increasingly important to us today - unemployment, government debt and corporate tax avoidance, for example - it is the ideal introduction to a complex contemporary field.
Key topics are succinctly described and accompanied by illustrations, making them simple to read and easy to remember. This convenient little reference guide will allow readers to understand the theories underpinning a subject that affects our lives on a daily basis.
Chapters include: Supply and demand, Globalization, Market failure, GDP and happiness, Risk and uncertainty, Living standards and productivity, Game theory, Economics and culture.
By:
Niall Kishtainy
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 128mm,
Width: 126mm,
Spine: 30mm
Weight: 360g
ISBN: 9781782066477
ISBN 10: 1782066470
Series: In Minutes
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 March 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction. Markets, efficiency and fairness. Money and finance. Firms and industry. Income, unemployment and inflation. Economic policy and the government. The international economy. Society and the economy. Growth and development. Glossary. Index.
Dr Niall Kishtainy is a teaching fellow at the London School of Economics. In 2012 he edited The Economics Book for Dorling Kindersley. He has previously worked in international development in Africa and the Middle East, and as a government economist and journalist.
