The Undercover Economist : Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

An economist's version of The Way Things Work, this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other questions, as economist Tim Harford ranges from Africa, Asia, Europe, and of course the United States to reveal h

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Harford, Tim
Publisher:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, USA
Subject:	Marktmechanismus \| Market mechanism \| Wirtschaftswissenschaft \| Economics \| Allokation \| Allocation
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (404 p.)
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; ONE Who Pays For Your Coffee?; TWO What Supermarkets Don't Want You To Know; THREE Perfect Markets And The "World Truth"; FOUR Crosstown Traffic; FIVE The Inside Story; SIX Rational Insanity; SEVEN The Men Who Knew the Value of Nothing; EIGHT Why Poor Countries Are Poor; NINE Beer, Fries, and Globalization; TEN How China Grew Rich; Notes; Index;
ISBN:	978-0-19-518977-3 ; 978-0-19-972662-2 ; 978-0-19-518977-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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