| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A treatise on economics" -- Cover. |
| Contents |
Love, death, and money -- Good capitalism: Wall Street -- Bad capitalism: Albania -- Good socialism: Sweden -- Bad socialism: Cuba -- From beatnik to business major: taking Econ 101 for kicks -- How (or how not) to reform (maybe) an economy (if there is one): Russia -- How to make nothing from everything: Tanzania -- How to make everything from nothing: Hong Kong -- How to have the worst of both worlds: Shanghai -- Eat the rich. |
| Summary |
The political satirist traverses the world, exploring the power of money, ruminating on the world's varieties of capitalism and socialism, and offering his own primer on economics |
| Subject |
Economics -- Humor.
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Money -- Humor.
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| ISBN |
0871137194 |
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9780871137609 |
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