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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science

by Charles J. Wheelan

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Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through (or avoided) in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask. For all the discussion of Alan Greenspan in the media, does anyone know what the Fed actually does? And what about those blackouts in California? Were they a conspiracy on the part of the power companies? Economics is life. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's no reason to fear this highly relevant subject. With the commonsensical examples and brilliantly acerbic commentary we've come to associate with The Economist, Wheelan brings economics to life. Amazingly, he does so with nary a chart, graph, or mathematical equation in sight-certainly a feat to be witnessed firsthand. Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.

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Economics is a crucial subject--there's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.

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FINALLY! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down. Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask, whether they be about Alan Greenspan or the effect of globalization on the developing world. Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.
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A wonderful book on the laws behind everyday headlines. From why sweatshops are good to the problems with used cars, this explains our economic system better than any of the popularizations that I have read. A must read for anyone who is not an Econ major.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393324860
Subtitle:
Undressing the Dismal Science
Author:
Wheelan, Charles J.
Foreword:
Malkiel, Burton G.
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Location:
New York
Subject:
Economics
Subject:
Economics - General
Copyright:
2002
Series Volume:
108-52
Publication Date:
September 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
260
Dimensions:
8.22x5.52x.68 in. .59 lbs.
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