This book will leave the reader not only smarter – but also wiser. -- Professor Erik Angner, University of Stockholm, author of How Economics Can Save the World.
We live in the economy – and we are part of it. Living through a pandemic, governments had to find ways to pause economies without destroying them. Avoiding climate catastrophe means changing economic systems so they do not contribute to global warming.
Explaining how economic thinking is essential to tackling these major issues, this book is a reliable guide covering Aristotle's ideas on limiting consumption, Adam Smith's thoughts on the importance of moral character in economic development, and Esmar Duflo's ongoing work supporting the world's poorest communities.
It shows how the greatest economic thinkers – such as Karl Marx, Minnard Keynes, and Friedrich Hayek, among others – have allowed us to see the world differently and how we can make it a better place. It reveals that economic thought existed long before economists and that good economics is about much more than economics itself, so everyone should understand these vital ideas.
Entertaining and educational, it will challenge you to rethink what you know about economics, especially as the book demonstrates how women have contributed to the development of ideas, even when discrimination kept them from official roles.
Pages: 288, Year of Publication: 0303, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm
