Naked Economics, Charles Wheelan
Naked Economics, Charles Wheelan
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Naked Economics
Undressing the Dismal Science

Author: Charles Wheelan

Narrator: Kerin McCue

Unabridged: 13 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/25/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Education


Synopsis

International bestseller

At last! A new edition of the economics book that won’t put you to sleep. In fact, you won’t be able to put this bestseller down. In our challenging economic climate, this perennial favorite of students and general readers is more than a good read, it’s a necessary investment—with a blessedly sure rate
of return. This revised and updated edition includes commentary on hot topics such as automation, trade, income inequality, and America’s rising debt. Ten years after the financial crisis, Naked Economics examines how policymakers managed the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Demystifying buzzwords, laying bare the truths behind oft-quoted numbers, and answering the questions you were always too embarrassed to ask, the breezy Naked Economics gives you the tools to engage with pleasure and confidence in the deeply relevant, not so dismal science.

"Clear, concise, informative, [and] witty."—Chicago Tribune

About Charles Wheelan

Charles Wheelan is the author of the bestselling Naked Statistics and Naked Economics and is a former correspondent for the Economist. He teaches public policy and economics at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover, New Hampshire, with his family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meg on January 09, 2012

A highly ideological piece masquerading as a non-controversial introduction to economics. Wheelan proclaims that economics is amoral and apolitical, and then goes on to give very detailed political descriptions about what government should be. He also seems attached to the false dichotomy of 'free'......more

Goodreads review by Christopher on June 01, 2007

Why did the chicken cross the road? To maximize his utility! If you like this joke as much as I do, congratulations! You're an uber-nerd, and this is the perfect book for you. If you don't like the joke, stay away from my parties. Either way, this book is a very thorough, very clear explanation of a......more

Goodreads review by Carl on July 08, 2007

"Charles Wheelan Tells It Like It Is" would be an equally appropriate title for this fucking awesome overview on all things economic in this world. As someone who's read more than a few of the popular economics books currently glutting the market, and as a economics major in college, I was skeptical......more

Goodreads review by Salem on August 27, 2018

" إن معظم الأفكار المهمة التي يقوم عليها علم الاقتصاد تستتر خلف مجموعة من الأغطية التي تنطوي على كثير من التعقيد، والتي متى أزحناها عنها، نجد هذه الأفكار بدهية في الأصل، وهذا هو المقصود بالاقتصاد عارياً " تسود فكرة عند كثير من القراء أن الاقتصاد علم جاف وكئيب، وقد يكون هذا حقا في كثير من الأحايين. فا......more