Economics: An A-Z Guide
Economics: An A-Z Guide by Matthew Bishop, published by PublicAffairs on June 28, 2016, is a comprehensive resource that delves into the essential terms and concepts of economics. This third edition spans 368 pages and is presented in English, making it accessible to a wide audience. The book aims to clarify the complexities of economics, addressing fundamental ideas such as absolute advantage and zero-sum games, which are crucial to understanding economic interactions in everyday life.
Readers will find bite-sized overviews that explain significant economic principles, including the balance of payments and the implications of deflation. The guide serves as a primer, glossary, and reference, providing insights into the influential thoughts of economists like John Maynard Keynes and Milton Friedman. This edition is designed for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of business and economic conditions without prior expertise in the field.
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Economics is all around us, crucial to every aspect of our lives. But how many of us know what an absolute advantage or a zero-sum game really is?
The Economist‘s A-Z guide to economics explains the most important economic terms and concepts. Written with the clarity and wit for which the newspaper is renowned, it features bite-sized overviews of essential economic ideas.
If you need to understand why a country’s balance of payments is such a big deal, whether deflation is always a bad thing or exactly why John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman were so influential, then dipping into this guide will provide the answers.
Primer, glossary, dictionary and reference, this book offers everything you always wanted to know about economics but were afraid to ask.
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