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W. W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
260

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Economics, Économie politique, Economie

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Naked Economics: Entdecken Sie Ihre Liebe zur Ökonomie
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First Sentence

"In 1989, as the Berlin Wall was toppling, Douglas Ivester, head of Coca-Cola Europe (and later CEO), made a snap decision."

Table of Contents

Forward by Burton Malkiel
Page ix
Introduction
Page xv
Acknowledgements
Page xxi
1. The Power of Markets: Who feeds Paris?
Page 3
2. Incentives Matter: Why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros)
Page 23
3. Government and the Economy: Government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers)
Page 43
4. Government and the Economy II: The army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500
Page 63
5. Economics of Information: McDonald's didn't create a better hamburger
Page 81
6. Productivity and Human Capital : Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are?
Page 98
7. Financial Markets: What econimics can tell us about getting rich quick (and losing weight, too!)
Page 118
8. The Power of Organized Interests: What economics can tell us about politics
Page 137
9. Keeping Score: Is my economy bigger than your economy?
Page 149
10. The Federal Reserve: Why that dollar in your pocket is more than just a piece of paper
Page 168
11. Trade and Globalization: The good news about Asian sweatshops
Page 187
12. Development Economics: The wealt and poverty of nations
Page 206
Epilog. Life in 2050: Seven Questions
Page 229
Notes
Page 237
Index
Page 245

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HB171.W54 2002, HB171 .W54 2002

Contributors

Introduction
Burton G. Malkiel

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Pagination
xxii, 260p
Number of pages
260

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OL7451736M
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2002023580
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49351809
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7691
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2068765

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