Economix : how our economy works (and doesn't work) in words and pictures

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Economix : how our economy works (and doesn't work) in words and pictures

by Michael Goodwin ; illustrated by Dan E. Burr ; foreword by David Bach ; introduction by Joel Bakan ; lettering by Debra Freiberg

Abrams ComicArts, 2012

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Economix : how our economy works and doesn't work in words and pictures

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-296) and index

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Stimulus: plans: good or bad? Jobs: can we afford them? Money: who's got it? Everybody's talking about the economy, but how can you evaluate what they're saying? How can we, the people, understand what the banks or government knows (or says they know)? Author Michael Goodwin asked himself the same questions and came up with a good answer: explore the development of economic thought, examine the reality of economic practice, add a wry sense of humour and tell all through the graphic medium. In a word, Economix. Goodwin's wit and clarity of writing along with artist Dan Burr's quirky, iconic art transform the "dismal science" of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we've got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have got. Economix explains it all from the beginning of Western economic thought to markets, free or otherwise, to economic failures, successes and anomalies, to how our modern economy is grappling with war, climate change and resource limitations. The book's graphic format means complex ideas can be comprehensive and accessible.

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