| Description |
viii, 310 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The toaster -- Part I: A short history of nearly everything -- Part II: The big dogs -- Part I: The industrial revolution -- Part II: Marx and the revolution that didn't happen -- Markets: who is in charge of the bread supply for London? -- Household behaviour: you can't always get what you want, but if you try real hard... -- Firms: monopolies, oligopolies, collusion and competition -- Winners and losers: capitalism, markets and inequality -- When markets fail: externalities, public goods and common pool resources -- The market and information: why red bull no longer gives you wings -- GDP: not everything that counts can be counted -- Growth: how we can make the world a better place for the Gacoteras and the Chowdhurys -- All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy -- Part I: financial markets in theory: why we should love bankers -- Part II: Financial markets in practice: when it goes wrong, and how to get rich quick -- Money -- Part I: depressions, recessions and what governments can do to help: fiscal policy -- Part II: depressions, recessions and what governments can do to help: monetary policy -- Going global: why international trade makes us richer (but not all of us) -- A Final walk to the churchyard. |
| Subject |
Economics.
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Economics -- History.
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Economics. (OCoLC)fst00902116
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
McGowan, Anthony, author.
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| ISBN |
9780861543793 |
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0861543793 |
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9780861543809 eISBN |
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0861543807 eISBN |
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