Economics : a user's guide
Chang, Ha-Joon
Economics : a user's guide - London Penguin Book Ltd. 2014 - xiii,502,vp.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements xi
Prologue
Why bother? Why do you need to learn economics? 1
Interlude I
How to read this book 9
Part One :getting used to it
Chapter One : Life, the universe and everything : what is economics? 15
Chapter Two : From pin to PIN : capitalism 1776 and 2014 29
Chapter Three : How have we got here? : a brief history of capitalism 45
Chapter Four : Let a hundred flowers bloom : how to 'do' economics 109
Chapter Five : Dramatis personae : who are the economic actors? 171
Interlude II
Moving on... 203
Part Two : Using It
Chapter Six How many do you want it to be? : Output, income and happiness 209
Chapter Seven : How does your garden grow? : The world of production 239
Chapter Eight : Trouble at the fidelity fiduciary bank : finance 277
Chapter Nine : Boris's Goat should drop dead : inequality and poverty 315
Chapter Ten : I've known a few people who've worked : work and unemployment 345
Chapter Eleven : Leviathan or the Philosopher King? : The role of the state 375
Chapter Twelve : "All things in prolific abundance" : the international Dimension 405
Epilogue
What now? : How can we use economics to make our economy better? 449
Notes 463
Index 485
9780718197032
330.01 / CHA
Economics : a user's guide - London Penguin Book Ltd. 2014 - xiii,502,vp.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements xi
Prologue
Why bother? Why do you need to learn economics? 1
Interlude I
How to read this book 9
Part One :getting used to it
Chapter One : Life, the universe and everything : what is economics? 15
Chapter Two : From pin to PIN : capitalism 1776 and 2014 29
Chapter Three : How have we got here? : a brief history of capitalism 45
Chapter Four : Let a hundred flowers bloom : how to 'do' economics 109
Chapter Five : Dramatis personae : who are the economic actors? 171
Interlude II
Moving on... 203
Part Two : Using It
Chapter Six How many do you want it to be? : Output, income and happiness 209
Chapter Seven : How does your garden grow? : The world of production 239
Chapter Eight : Trouble at the fidelity fiduciary bank : finance 277
Chapter Nine : Boris's Goat should drop dead : inequality and poverty 315
Chapter Ten : I've known a few people who've worked : work and unemployment 345
Chapter Eleven : Leviathan or the Philosopher King? : The role of the state 375
Chapter Twelve : "All things in prolific abundance" : the international Dimension 405
Epilogue
What now? : How can we use economics to make our economy better? 449
Notes 463
Index 485
9780718197032
330.01 / CHA