4.4 ⭐️, 1.5k+ ratings (Amazon)
3.8 ⭐️, 27.6k+ ratings (Goodreads)
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” ‘The economy [isn’t] a bunch of rather dull statistics with names like GDP (gross domestic product),’ notes Tim Harford, columnist and regular guest on NPR’s Marketplace, “economics is about who gets what and why.”
In this acclaimed and riveting book–part exposé, part user’s manual–the astute and entertaining columnist from the Financial Times demystifies the ways in which money works in the world.
From why the coffee in your cup costs so much to why efficiency is not necessarily the answer to ensuring a fair society, from improving health care to curing crosstown traffic–all the dirty little secrets of dollars and cents are delightfully revealed by The Undercover Economist.”
“A playful guide to the economics of everyday life, and as such. . . something of an elder sibling to Steven Levitt’s wild child, the hugely successful Freakonomics.”
—The Economist
“The Undercover Economist is a book you must pick up if you want a fresh perspective on how basic ideas in economics can help in answering the most complex and perplexing questions about the world around us.”
—Business Today
“Anyone mystified by how the world works will benefit from this book – especially anyone confused about why good intentions don’t, necessarily, translate into good results.”
—The Daily Telegraph (UK)