TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wheelan,Charles J.
AU  - Malkiel,Burton Gordon,e Foreword
TI  - Naked economics: undressing the dismal science 
SN  - 9780393337648
AV  - HB171 .W54 2010
U1  - 330 W561 .2010 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - W. W. Norton
KW  - Economics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-338) and index; The power of markets: who feeds Paris? -- Incentives matter: why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros) -- Government and the economy: government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers) -- Government and the economy II: the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500 -- Economics of information: McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger -- Productivity and human capital: why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are? -- Financial markets: what economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!) -- The power of organized interests: what economics can tell us about politics -- Keeping score: is my economy bigger than your economy? -- The Federal Reserve: why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper -- International economics: how did a nice country like Iceland go bust? -- Trade and globalization: the good news about Asian sweatshops -- Development economics: the wealth and poverty of nations -- Life in 2050: seven questions
N2  - Seeks to provide an engaging and comprehensive primer to economics that explains key concepts without technical jargon and using common-sense examples
ER  -