Tweetonomics: Everything You Need to Know About Economics in 140 Characters or Less - Couverture souple

Compton, Nic; Fishwick, Adam; Huston, Katie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0764145657 ISBN 13 : 9780764145650

Editeur : Barrons Test Prep, 2010

Synopsis

Economic news has been making major worldwide headlines in recent months, but those among us who live outside the esoteric world of high finance are too often mystified by bankers' and economists' jargon. Author Katie Huston has come to our rescue with "Tweetonomics, " an entertaining and informative book that explains each of the most important economic terms and ideas in 20 "tweets" or less. Limiting her explanations to 140-character "tweets," she resorts to clear, simple English that flies straight to the point. In nine chapters she explains how the economy works, the role of governments, the big economic ideas, and the thinkers like Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes who created them. Here are short and sweet definitions of terms that include-- Free Market * Supply and Demand * GDP Balance of Trade * Monetarism * Keynesianism Marxism * Derivatives Market * Stock Options Hedge Funds * Dow Jones * NASDAQ Credit Default Swaps * Fannie Mae * Freddie Mac . . . and many more. In these extraordinary economic times " Tweetonomics " is a book that belongs on everybody's must-read list. Brief, pithy, and to-the-point definitions are complemented with clever cartoon illustrations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

We hear a lot about economics in the news these days, but how much do we really understand? All too often experts assume their audience knows as much about the subject as they do. For instance, what is a balance of trade deficit? Why do interest rates affect the amount of cash in circulation? Who sets interest rates? What are Fordism and Keynesianism, and who do they benefit? What are sticky' prices and what makes them so darn sticky? Tweetonomics pecks a hole in the jargon and explains the most 140 important economic terms and concepts in 20 tweets' or less. The book is divided into nine chapters, covering such issues as globalisation, boom and bust, Green' economics, and the everyday working of national economies. It also gives an overview of the big economic ideas of the past 150 years and the people who shaped them. That's 140 money-spinning terms and ideas in no more than 20 tweets, each of 140 characters or less.

Biographie de l'auteur

Nic Compton completed an MA in Global Political Economy in 2007-2009 and is the author of nine books including 30-Second Economics. Adam Fickwick works for the Centre for Global Political Economy and has a Masters degree in Global Political Economy. Katie Huston holds a Master's degree in global political economy and has a BA in journalism.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Barrons Test Prep
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0764145657
• ISBN 13: 9780764145650
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 127
• Illustrateur: Mackie Daniel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible