The economics book.

The economics book.

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	First American edition.
Imprint:	New York, New York : DK Publishing, 2012.
Description:	1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Big ideas simply explained Big ideas simply explained.
Subject:	Economics. Economic history. Economists. Economics Economic history Economics Economists
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13650187

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Other authors / contributors:	DK Publishing, Inc., publisher.
ISBN:	9780756698270 9781465438409 1465438408 9781465407771 1465407774 9781465438393 1465438394
Notes:	Description based on print version record.
Summary:	From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work. Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns. Employing DK's trademark visual approach, The Economics Book takes a frequently confusing subject and makes sense of it, clearly highlighting both historically important and emerging ideas in this critical field of science.
Other form:	Print version: Economics book. 1st American ed. New York : DK Pub., 2012 9780756698270

Table of Contents:

Let the trading begin: 400 BCE-1770 CE
The age of reason: 1770-1820
Industrial and economic revolutions: 1820-1929
War and depressions: 1929-1945
Post-war economics: 1945-70
Contemporary economics: 1970-present.