| Edition |
First American edition. |
| Description |
209 pages ; 20 cm |
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| Note |
Includes index. |
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"Originally published in Greek in 2013 by Patakis Publishers, Greece." |
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"English translation originally published in 2017 by The Bodley Head, Great Britain, as Talking to my daughter about the economy: a brief history of capitalism." |
| Contents |
Why so much inequality? -- The birth of the market society -- The marriage of debt and profit -- The black magic of banking -- Two Oedipal markets -- Haunted machines -- The dangerous fantasy of apolitical money -- Stupid viruses? |
| Indexed In: |
Junior Library Guild |
| Summary |
Greece's former finance minister offers a series of letters to his young daughter about the world's economy: and how it operates, where it came from, how it benefits some while impoverishing others. |
| Audience |
Ages 16 & up. |
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Grades 11 & up. |
| Language |
Translated from Modern Greek to English. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Capitalism.
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Economics.
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Free enterprise.
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Income distribution.
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Capitalism.
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Economics.
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Capitalism.
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Economics.
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Free enterprise.
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| Added Author |
Moe, Jacob, translator.
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| Added Title |
Talking to my daughter about the economy |
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How capitalism works-- and how it fails |
| ISBN |
9780374272364 (hardcover) : 17.30 |
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