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050 0 0 _aHB171
_b.W54 2010
082 0 0 _a330 W561 .2010
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092 _a330 WHE 2010
100 1 _aWheelan, Charles J.
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245 1 0 _aNaked economics :
_bundressing the dismal science /
_cCharles Wheelan ; foreword by Burton G. Malkiel.
250 _aFully rev. and updated.
260 _aNew York :
_bW. W. Norton,
_cc2010.
300 _axxix, 354 pages ;
_c21 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [327]-338) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aSeeks to provide an engaging and comprehensive primer to economics that explains key concepts without technical jargon and using common-sense examples.
650 0 _aEconomics.
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700 1 _aMalkiel, Burton Gordon, e Foreword.
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