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Chargement... Whatever Happened To Penny Candy?: A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need for Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments (édition 2015)par Richard J. Maybury (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreWhatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments par Richard J. Maybury
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Based heavily on Austrian economic theory this book does a good job of taking economic concepts and vocabulary and explaining it in layman's terms. Like all the "Uncle Eric" series it is a relatively easy read and geared towards to Middle to High School ages although adults can benefit it as well. One-sided as far as Austrian economics, but the author is honest and open about his bias which is much appreciated. ( ) This is an explanation of economics and the monetary system that even a middle school student can understand. Maybury writes this as a series of letters from “Uncle Eric.” In each letter he carefully explains one principle, beginning with “what is money.” My favorite principle has to be tanstaafl = There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch! A couple of hours reading Maybury is easily equal to countless dinner table conversations over 20+ years with my husband (an economist). I highly recommend this to everyone. What a depressing book! This is one of the books in my kid's homeschool curriculum. It's a primer on economics and I read it because, well, I could use a primer on economics. I mean, I got the basics down: Don't spend more than you earn. (I've had a hard time following that advice this past year, given all our China related expenses, but that's a story for another time.) Anything more than that, my eyes kind of glaze over. This situation makes it a bit difficult for me to deal with politicians, all of whom seem to be willing to violate that basic rule on a regular basis. Anyway, when I saw this book and realized what it was, I decided to give it a read. Mr. Maybury does give a nice introduction to the whole concept and I can kind of understand now why politicians think this deficit spending is a good thing. (still don't agree with them, mind you.) What's depressing, however, is one of Mr. Maybury's economic beliefs: that a strong economy is based on real cash, i.e. precious metals. Ours isn't and hasn't been for a while. So I finished the book feeling that my entire society, including my own livelihood, is an accident waiting to happen. I've never felt more inclined to try and buy a subsistence farm. Anyway, I think I'll keep this one on my shelf, if for no other reason than that my eyes STILL glaze over when people start talking economics. --J. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Presents an explanation of economics especially as it pertains to money, inflation, recession, and wage and price controls. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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