Naked Economics : Undressing the Dismal Science (REV UPD) By Wheelan, Charles / Malkiel, Burton G. (FRW) Publisher : W W Norton & Co Inc Published Date : 2010/04 Binding : Paperback ISBN : 9780393337648 BookWeb Price : THB 568.00 Kinokuniya Privilege Card member price : THB 511.00 Availability Status : Available for order from suppliers. Usually dispatches within 2-3 weeks. Language : English

 
Foreword by Burton G. Malkiel                      ix
Introduction                                       xvii
Acknowledgments                                    xxvii
  1 The Power of Markets: Who feeds Paris?         3
  2 Incentives Matter: Why you might be able to    30
  save your face by cutting off your nose (if
  you are a black rhinoceros)
  3 Government and the Economy: Government is      54
  your friend (and a round of applause for all
  those lawyers)
  4 Government and the Economy II: The army was    80
  lucky to get that screwdriver for $500
  5 Economics of Information: McDonald's didn't    104
  create a better hamburger
  6 Productivity and Human Capital: Why is Bill    126
  Gates so much richer than you are?
  7 Financial Markets: What economics can tell     148
  us about getting rich quick (and losing
  weight, too)
  8 The Power of Organized Interests: What         175
  economics can tell us about politics
  9 Keeping Score: Is my economy bigger than       191
  your economy?
10 The Federal Reserve: Why that dollar in your    218
pocket is more than just a piece of paper
11 International Economics: How did a nice         243
country like Iceland go bust?
12 Trade and Globalization: The good news about    270
Asian sweatshops
13 Development Economics: The wealth and           294
poverty of nations
Epilogue Life in 2050: Seven Questions             317
Notes                                              327
Index                                              339