The undercover economist : exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor--and why you can never buy a decent used car! /
An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2006.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780199726622 0199726620 1423746775 9781423746775 1602565740 9781602565746 1280560584 9781280560583 9786610560585 6610560587 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course the United States to reveal h. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Library Staff: | View instance in FOLIO |