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050 _aHB 171.5 .E36 2012
100 _aKishtainy, Niall
_eauthor
245 4 _aThe Economics book :
_bbig ideas simply explained /
_cNiall Kishtainy and George Abbot
260 _aNew York :
_bDK Publishing,
_cc2012
300 _a352 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aFrom 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.
650 _aECONOMIC
700 _aAbbot, George
_eco-author
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_cBK
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