The undercover economist : exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor - and why you can never buy a decent used car!

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Full Title:: The undercover economist : exposing why the rich are rich, the poor are poor - and why you can never buy a decent used car! / Tim Harford
Series Titles:: Oxford scholarship online
Oxford scholarship online.

Summary:: Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just 50 years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time. Looking at familiar situations in unfamiliar ways, 'The Undercover Economist' is a fresh explanation of the fundamental principles of the modern economy, illuminated by examples from the streets of London to the booming skyscrapers of Shanghai to the sleepy canals of Bruges. Leaving behind textbook jargon and equations, Tim Harford will reveal the games of signals and negotiations, contests of strength and battles of wit that drive not only the economy at large but the everyday choices we make.
Language:: English
Language Note:: English
Physical Type/Description:: 1 online resource (276p. ) illustrations
General Note:: Previously issued in print: 2006.

Catalog ID (MMSID):: 9936952512602486
ISBN:: 0-19-771069-7
0-19-979271-2
1-4237-4677-5
1-280-56058-4
0-19-972662-0
OCLC Number:: 1410955001
Other Identifiers:: doi: 10.1093/oso/9780195189773.001.0001