Publications

50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know

Type
Link
Cost
Paid
Published
2009
Updated
2012

50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know introduces and explains the central ideas of economics in a series of 50 clear and engaging essays. It sheds light on all the essential topics needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and the way the world really works. Packed with real-life examples and quotations from key thinkers, 50 Economics Ideas provides a fascinating overview of how economics influences every aspect of our lives—from buying a house to what we had for breakfast this morning.

This book answers essential questions, including:

  • What exactly is a credit crunch?
  • Why do footballers earn so much more than the rest of us?
  • Which country is likely to be the world's leading economy in 10 years' time?
  • And how does economics affect each one of us, every day?