Economics: An A-Z Guide (Economist Books)

by Matthew Bishop

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Economics is all around us, essential to every aspect of our lives.

But just how much does the average person understand about what Economics is for, how it underpins crucial decisions taken every day and how it has, and continues to, evolve?

Step forward The Economist's official guide to Economics, written with the clarity and wit for which the newspaper is renowned and featuring bite-sized overviews of the most important economic ideas, concepts and terms.

If you need to understand why a country's balance of payments is such a big deal , whether deflation is always a bad thing, or exactly why John Maynard Keynes or Milton Friedman were so influential, then dipping into this A-Z Guide will provide the answers.

Primer, glossary, dictionary and guide, Economics offers everything you always wanted to know about Economics, but perhaps were afraid to ask.

  • ISBN10 161039657X
  • ISBN13 9781610396578
  • Publish Date 28 June 2016 (first published 7 May 2009)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US
  • Imprint PublicAffairs,U.S.
  • Edition 3rd edition
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 368
  • Language English