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Economics

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Economics

By: Partha Dasgupta
Narrated by: Gayle Hendrix
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Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life and offer solutions to them, too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: the Midwest USA and in Ethiopia. He compares the obstacles facing them and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions.

Along the way, Dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods.

©2007 Partha Dasgupta (P)2021 Tantor
Economic History Economics Economic Inequality Capitalism Sustainability Taxation Socialism Economic disparity US Economy
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Pleasantly surprised by the style of the book. Learned stuff and was never bored. Narration a little mechanical but you get used to it.

Good introduction.

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