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50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
- Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
- What exactly is a credit crunch?
- Why do footballers earn so much more than the rest of us?
- Which country is likely to be the world’s leading economy in 10 years’ time?
- And how does economics affect each one of us, every day?
Daily Telegraph economics editor Edmund Conway introduces and explains the central ideas of economics in a series of 50 clear and concise essays. Beginning with an exploration of the basic theories, such as Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’, and concluding with the latest research into the links between wealth and happiness, he sheds light on all the essential topics needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and the way the world really works. Don’t just have it on your desk; get it on your iPod and learn economics the smart way.
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- Adam
- 04-08-13
Good, but not particularly developed
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Book makes no bones that it is a basic introduction to principles and that the book is not free flowing and should be taken in segments. However, still expected a bit more from it. Still a good listen for those beginning to learn basic economics.
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- H.A
- 12-07-17
Great introduction to economics
Very digestible as chapters were short and too the point. complicated concepts were broken down and always backed up with easy to understand examples. Has definitely boosted my interest in economics for further reading (and listening).
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-04-21
Succinct and comprehensive
This book is structured perfectly in a way so that you can understand what economics is and why you should care.
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- Peter
- 24-02-21
on the right
There is no such thing as political neutrality in economics, and this book is right wing for a European like me. I found myself getting annoyed at the author's biases several times. If you are on the right yourself, you will probably enjoy it.
The writing style is very clear, and Nigel Anthony's reading is excellent. It does explain lots of concepts well, so I did learn from it.
The book was published in 2009 so the crash looms large. That does date the book. but many of the ideas are timeless and always relevant.
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- Damien Ward
- 19-04-20
Brilliant
Superbly succinct and informative. Would benefit with an update regarding lessons learned (if any) from 2008 banking crisis. Great listen though, loved it.
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- KG
- 05-03-16
Technical principles, easy to consume structure
Topics were covered with examples and stories that helped you understand and remember. With a nice summary of each economic idea.
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- Chris J
- 13-12-20
A lot of data and information
Not an easy listen. As somebody who was new to economics I had to concentrate and listened to quite a lot more than once but it's all in there.
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- Glar
- 21-10-22
Great listen easy to understand
thought it was an easy listen helping cement basic knowledge of things I was partially aware of at best
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-01-21
Decent content ... shame about the narration
This is a decent and worthwhile introduction to key economic concepts.
While the content is good, some may however find the plummy narration - which is frequently punctuated by ridiculous attempts at American accents - annoying and off-putting.
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- Neil Green
- 18-09-17
Excellent book if you are interested in economics
The narrater was very good. The chapters are interesting and to the point. Good read.
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