The Economics book : big ideas simply explained / Niall Kishtainy and George Abbot

By:

Kishtainy, Niall [author]

Contributor(s):

Abbot, George [co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : DK Publishing, c2012Description: 352 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9780756698270

Subject(s):

ECONOMIC

LOC classification:

HB 171.5 .E36 2012

Contents:

1. Let the trading begin: 400 BCE-1770 CE -- 2. The age of reason: 1770-1820 -- 3. Industrial and economic revolutions: 1820-1929 -- 4. War and depressions: 1929-1945 -- 5. Post-war economics: 1945-70 -- 6. Contemporary economics: 1970-present.

Summary: From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work. Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns. Employing DK's trademark visual approach, The Economics Book takes a frequently confusing subject and makes sense of it, clearly highlighting both historically important and emerging ideas in this critical field of science.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation	Gen. Ed - CEAS	GC HB 171.5 .E36 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000010943

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Includes index.

From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work. Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns. Employing DK's trademark visual approach, The Economics Book takes a frequently confusing subject and makes sense of it, clearly highlighting both historically important and emerging ideas in this critical field of science.

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