Lachlan Wilson

Economics Unhinged (eBook, ePUB)

An Alternative A-Z of the Dismal Science

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Economics Unhinged is comedy that revels in the splendour and absurdity of economic concepts and characters - both celebrated and obscure. After reading it, you'll be able to: Propose a Tinder profile for the economic superhero 'Economic Man'. Convincingly debunk rumours that the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index is named after someone trying to expel a large furball. Organise an altruism party. Explain how the coming of neo-classical economics was like the sexual revolution and why gold is badder than Mae West. Understand that while Shakespeare highlighted Richard III's withered arm, hunchback, and villainous character, it's his inelasticity ('my kingdom for a horse') that really disgusts economists. Ponder Milton Friedman's dinner table conversation or Harriet Martineau's biting critique of Queen Victoria's coronation. Appreciate that while Karl Marx wasn't part of the Marx Brothers, he may well have been Groucho's kindred spirit. Discover the previously unknown Jane Austen classic about the industrial revolution, Scale and Scalability. And describe how, if the disciplines of Economics and Law were a married couple, they'd resolve that perennial tension over leaving the toilet seat up or down. Economics Unhinged is the written equivalent of Margot Robbie explaining sub-prime loans in the 2015 movie about the global financial crisis, 'The Big Short' - unconventional, entertaining, and a little suggestive, but ultimately on topic. It's the dismal science for dummies. So if you enjoy humour mixed with pop culture and the social sciences, and want to feign convincingly a 'working knowledge' of economics (if you are, say, a high school commerce teacher) then this book is for you.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781838595579
• Artikelnr.: 61169872