Economics: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

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Not really what I was looking for - which was more clarity on some of the fundamentals of practical economic theory at government level. The author represents the lives of two girls(Becky and Desta) who live very distinct lives in different parts of the world: in the Mid-West USA and Ethiopia. Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. These pro-capitalist economists consolidated around a new framework (of classless selfish individuals and harmonious equilibriums, a utopia more fanciful than communism) which they labelled as "Neoclassical" economics, today's "mainstream economics".

This then goes on to analyze the productivity of institutions (smells like Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty). For librarians and administrators, your personal account also provides access to institutional account management.Dasgupta, Partha, Economics: A Very Short Introduction , Very Short Introductions ( Oxford, 2007; online edn, Oxford Academic , 24 Sept. Dasgupta covers the subject broadly, as is appropriate for a short monograph of this sort, with the narrative held together by contrasting the circumstances of two similar imaginary girls on opposite ends of the world's economic landscape. Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol.

The book becomes broader in scope and probably more controversial in the latter chapters as Dasgupta describes hidden environmental costs, human capital, and natural resources such as air, water, and the ocean fishery in ways that the author claims are not usually followed by other economists. One might presumptuously suppose that a book entitled Economics: A Very Short Introduction encompasses a concise introduction to the field of economics. Not models of abstract individuals, where inconvenient results can be tossed into the catch-all “human nature” or “imperfection” in the models. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Il libro in realtà si propone di illustrare e spiegare le ineguaglianze nella distribuzione del reddito e della ricchezza nel mondo (da Paese a Paese, non all'interno di ogni Paese). On the other hand, the overall effect of this book is to suggest that economics is confused and confusing - not so much an informative, coherent body of knowledge as a collection of attempts to analyse society. As Dasgupta himself remarks in the very beginning of the book, "one way or another we are all economists". He makes a case for how economic models can not only help us interpret the conditions that determine society but improve it, proposing ways to integrate environmental concerns and social well-being which are all too often neglected in the literature.

e. as a stage of development) or indirectly by supporting “free trade” (which actually means leading countries “kicking away the ladder” because lower countries cannot nurture their infant industries from global competition). The author tells us in his introduction that he wants to convey how economists think and how they approach problems and this is achieved to a degree. This is most definitely a balanced account (though in being so it takes care to investigate the economic concerns of an often ignored, but certainly not insignificant segment of the population, leading naturally to the idea of sustainable development), never mind the 'woe is me, I'm being manipulated by the author's agenda' crowd, and is one of the best introductions to economics you can find. I wouldn't say this is a quick 'intro' into the subject; I have read many other books which deserve that title ahead of this book. Overall it's an awful, awful book and a very poor reflection on the Very Short Introductions series.The book takes two different families from very current economies and examines the factors behind the contrast. If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item.