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Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: Dec 1969
Genre: Business & Economics - Economics
Retail Price: $29.99
Book Description: An economist's version of 'The Way Things Work,' this engaging volume is part field guide to economics and part expose of the economic principles lurking behind daily events, explaining everything from traffic jams to high coffee prices. The Undercover Economist is for anyone who's wondered why the gap between rich and poor nations is so great, or why they can't seem to find a decent second-hand car, or how to outwit Starbucks. This book offers the hidden story behind these and other quest