The Economist: Economics: An A-Z Guide
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The Economist: Economics: An A-Z Guide by Matthew Bishop
Economics is the 'study of how society uses its scarce resources' or, more snappily, 'the science of choices' that helps people make decisions about how to use such scarce things as land, labour, raw materials, capital, entrepreneurial spirit and time. An understanding of economics can therefore help people in politics and public service, in business and the professions, and even in their private life make decisions that will produce the results they are seeking to achieve. This book is a clear and lively guide to the essentials of economics, with entries that stretch from A to Z and cover such topics, terms and jargon as: Animal spirits, Barter, Cannibalise, Dumping, Economic man, First-mover advantage, Gresham's Law, Hypothecation, Inequality, J-curve, Kleptocracy, Lump of labour fallacy, Money illusion, New economy, Opportunity cost, Positional goods, Queueing, Random walk, Satisficing, Tragedy of the commons, Utility, Value at risk, Winner-takes-all markets, X-efficiency, Yield gap and Zero-sum game.
There couldn't be a better time for these business guides from The Economist - They're a handy guide, with some dry humour and stern disapproval thrown it to stop things getting too dull - These are interesting and excellent reference guides to those interested in the markets, or who own sharesAnybody who thinks they have nothing to learn from these is asking for trouble, or raised eyebrows at the very leastA" - Jeremy Hazlehurst, City AM.
Matthew Bishop is The Economist's New York Bureau Chief and is co-author of Philanthrocapiltalism: How the Rich Can Save the World, a hugely successful book on business philanthropy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846681660 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846681669 |
| Title | The Economist: Economics: An A-Z Guide |
| Author | Matthew Bishop |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2009-05-07 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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