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100 _aCharles Wheelan
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245 _aNaked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
260 _aLondon
_bW W Norton & company
_c2002
300 _a260p
506 _2Contents: - 1. The power of markets: who feeds parts? 2. Incentives matter: why you might be able to save your face by cutting off your nose (if you are a black rhinoceros) 3. Government and the economy: Government is your friend (and a round of applause for all those lawyers) 4. Government and the economy II: The army was lucky to get that screwdriver for $500 5. Economics of information: McDonald's did not create a better hamburger 6. Productivity and human capital: Why is Bill Gates so much richer than you are? 7. Financial markets: What economics an tell us about getting rich quick(and losing weight, too!) 8.The Power of organized intersests: what economics can tell us about politics 9. keeping score: is my economy bigger than your pocket is more than just a piece of paper 11. Trade and globalization: The good news about Asian sweatshops 12. Development economics: The wealth and poverty of nations Epilogue Life in 2025: Seven Questions
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