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100 1 $aWheelan, Charles J.
245 10 $aNaked economics :$bundressing the dismal science /$cCharles Wheelan ; foreword by Burton G. Malkiel.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bNorton,$cc2002.
300 $axxii, 260 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aThe power of markets : Who feeds Paris? -- Incentives matter : why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros) -- Government and the economy : government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers) -- Government and the economy II : the army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500 -- Economics of information : McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger -- Productivity and human capital : Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are? -- Financial markets : what economics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!) -- The power of organized interests : what economics can tell us about politics -- Keeping score : Is my economy bigger than your economy? -- The Federal Reserve : why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper -- Trade and globalization : the good news about Asian sweatshops -- Development economics : the wealth and poverty of nations -- Epilogue : life in 2050 : seven questions.
650 0 $aEconomics.
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