How to Teach Economics to Your Dog: A Quirky Introduction

by Rebecca Campbell, Anthony McGowan Narrated by Bronwen Price

Overview

A fun take on some of the biggest questions in economics, made accessible for non-experts (and dogs)

Monty is a dog, not a financial genius, but economics still shapes his everyday life.

Over the course of seventeen walks, Dr Rebecca Campbell chews over economic concepts and investigates how they apply to our lives - people and mutts alike. There are no graphs, no charts (Monty can't read them) and definitely no calculus!

How to Teach Economics to Your Dog tackles the knotty question of what economics actually is. Is it a mathematical science like physics? Or a moral and philosophical investigation of how societies should manage scarce resources?

Along the way we meet some of the great thinkers from Adam Smith to Thomas Piketty, and ponder questions such as: What on earth does quantitative easing mean? And why are some countries so much richer than others?

Editorial Reviews

Terry Freedman

‘Economics concepts can often be difficult to grasp, but the authors have done an admirable job of explaining them in plain language ... This is one of the few books on economics that works as a textbook while remaining actually readable!’

The Guardian - John Crace

'An engaging and at times touching book'

Booklist

'Enjoyable... This undemanding presentation serves equally well as an introduction or a refresher course and will especially appeal to readers who appreciate their learning enhanced with a bit of whimsy'

Alexander Pepper

‘I have read many introductions to economics, none as entertaining and readily accessible as this one. Monty, you’re a lucky dog to have such wonderful teachers!’

Niall Kishtainy

'A truly delightful scamper through economic ideas and history.'

Product Details

BN ID:	2940175912549
Publisher:	Vibrance Press
Publication date:	10/06/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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