Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World

A creative and surprising exploration of economics through the lens of the food and global cuisine―from the bestselling author of Economics.

For decades, a single, free-market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this intellectual monoculture is bland and unhealthy. Ha-Joon Chang makes challenging economic ideas delicious by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world, using the diverse histories behind familiar food items to explore economic theory. For Chang,...