000 | 00919nam a2200169 4500 | ||
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020 | _a978-1471101311 | ||
082 | _a306.3 LAN | ||
100 | _aLandsburg, Steven E., | ||
245 | _aArmchair economist: economics and everyday life | ||
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_aNew Delhi _bSimon & Schuster _c2012 |
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300 |
_axiii, 316p. _b20 cm ; Pbk |
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500 | _aBook well/1122/19-Dec-18/499; Pd.Rs.374.25/- | ||
505 | _a What life is all about -- Good and evil -- How to read the news -- How markets work -- The pitfalls of science -- The pitfalls of religion. | ||
520 | _aWhy does popcorn cost so much at the movies? When does it make sense not to recycle? Steven Landsburg demystifies the economics of everyday behaviour in these witty and accessible essays. He examines everything from taxes, unemployment and illiteracy to the mating game, the death penalty and environmentalism. | ||
650 | _aEconomics--Sociological aspects | ||
942 | _cBK | ||
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_c103596 _d103596 |