Undercover economist strikes back : how to run-or ruin-an economy / Tim Harford.

By:

Harford, Tim, 1973-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Little brown ; 2014.Edition: First American editionDescription: 307 pages ; 23 cm ; Hard BoundISBN:

9781408704240

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

339.5 HAR 23

Contents:

1. The economy : a user's manual 2. The babysitting recession 3. Money, money, money 4. Just enough inflation 5. Stimulus 6. The prison camp recession 7. Output gaps 8. The invention of unemployment 9. Boss-onomics 10. The sirens of macroeconomics 11. The cult of GNP 12. Happynomics 13. Can growth continue forever? 14. Inequality 15. The future of macroeconomics.

Summary: "A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist. Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does. Enter Financial Times columnist and bestselling author Tim Harford. In this new book that demystifies macroeconomics, Harford strips away the spin, the hype, and the jargon to reveal the truth about how the world's economy actually works. With the wit of a raconteur and the clear grasp of an expert, Harford explains what's really happening beyond today's headlines, why all of us should care, and what we can do about it to understand it better. "-- Provided by publisher.Summary: "A lively and engaging exploration of macroeconomics that explains what's really happening to the world economy and what we can do about it - as consumers, voters, workers and human beings"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	339.5 HAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K2060

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-235) and index.

1. The economy : a user's manual
2. The babysitting recession
3. Money, money, money
4. Just enough inflation
5. Stimulus
6. The prison camp recession
7. Output gaps
8. The invention of unemployment
9. Boss-onomics
10. The sirens of macroeconomics
11. The cult of GNP
12. Happynomics
13. Can growth continue forever?
14. Inequality
15. The future of macroeconomics.

"A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist. Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge-fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does. Enter Financial Times columnist and bestselling author Tim Harford. In this new book that demystifies macroeconomics, Harford strips away the spin, the hype, and the jargon to reveal the truth about how the world's economy actually works. With the wit of a raconteur and the clear grasp of an expert, Harford explains what's really happening beyond today's headlines, why all of us should care, and what we can do about it to understand it better. "-- Provided by publisher.

"A lively and engaging exploration of macroeconomics that explains what's really happening to the world economy and what we can do about it - as consumers, voters, workers and human beings"-- Provided by publisher.

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