000 00919nam a2200169 4500
020 _a978-1471101311
082 _a306.3 LAN
100 _aLandsburg, Steven E.,
245 _aArmchair economist: economics and everyday life
260 _aNew Delhi
_bSimon & Schuster
_c2012
300 _axiii, 316p.
_b20 cm ; Pbk
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
999 _c103596
_d103596