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For both general readers and students, The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Economics, Second Edition clearly explains macroeconomics and microeconomics, covering the dynamics of the markets, consumer behavior, business, budgets and taxation, recession and expansion, unemployment and inflation, fiscal policy, and international trade. This user-friendly second edition also discusses depression...

'It is impossible to do justice to the subtlety and detail of The Enlightened Economy ; it is the product of a lifetime of research and thought, and stands as a landmark work of history'  Trevor Butterworth, Wall Street Journal

What made Western countries become so much wealthier than the rest of the world? What explains the huge rise in incomes during the Industrial Revolution - and why did Britain...

What have the invention of the wheel, Pompeii, the Wall Street Crash, Harry Potter and the internet got in common? Why are all forecasters con-artists? What can Catherine the Great's lovers tell us about probability? Why should you never run for a train or read a newspaper? This book is all about Black Swans: the random events that underlie our lives, from bestsellers to world disasters. Their impact...