Economist Ha-Joon Chang signs/discusses “Economics: The User’s Guide”
Date and Time
Sep 18, 2014 6:30 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Sep 18, 2014 6:30 pm
450K
Busboys and Poets Books welcomes author and economist Ha-Joon Chang tosign and discuss Economics: The User's Guide.
In his bestselling 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of thepredominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining andaccessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works?inreal-world terms. Writing with irreverent wit, a deep knowledge ofhistory, and a disregard for conventional economic pieties, Chang offersinsights that will never be found in the textbooks.
Unlike many economists, who present only one view of their discipline,Chang introduces a wide range of economic theories, from classical toKeynesian, revealing how each has its strengths and weaknesses, andwhy there is no one way to explain economic behavior. Instead, byignoring the received wisdom and exposing the myriad forces that shapeour financial world, Chang gives us the tools we need to understand ourincreasingly global and interconnected world often driven by economics.From the future of the Euro, inequality in China, or the condition ofthe American manufacturing industry here in the United States?Economics: The User?s Guide is a concise and expertly crafted guide to economic fundamentals thatoffers a clear and accurate picture of the global economy and how andwhy it affects our daily lives.
Ha-Joon Chang teaches in the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge University. Hisbooks include international bestseller Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism. In 2005, Chang was awarded the Leontief Prize for Advancing theFrontiers of Economic Thought.
