How to Teach Economics to Your Dog

A Quirky Introduction

How to Teach Economics to Your Dog
Rebecca Campbell, Anthony McGowan
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Hardback
h198 x 129mm - 320pg
6 Oct 2022 UK
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9780861543793
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Monty is a dog, not a financial genius, but economics still shapes his everyday life. Over the course of eighteen walks Dr Rebecca Campbell and Anthony McGowan chew over economic concepts and investigate 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 does one man' s project to make a toaster have to tell us about why markets are so important? What on earth does quantitative easing mean? And why are some countries so much richer than others?
' How to Teach Economics to Your Dog is a truly delightful scamper through economic ideas and history. Through their brilliantly written dialogues with their inquisitive and cheeky Maltese terrier, the authors show where today' s economy came from and how economic concepts can help us understand it. Rebecca Campbell and Anthony McGowan achieve that rarest of things: an accessible introduction to economics that is playful and entertaining but doesn' t shy away from the complexities of the subject. ' -- Niall Kishtainy, author of A Little History of Economics ' 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!' -- Alexander Pepper, professor of management practice, LSE
Dr Rebecca Campbell has a PhD from the London School of Economics where she is currently a Fellow in the Management Department, and Director of Studies of the prestigious Global Masters in Management. Before moving to LSE, she was the designer and CEO of successful fashion company Paddy Campbell. She lives in north London and shares custody of Monty. Anthony McGowan has a BA, MPhil and PhD in philosophy, and has lectured widely on the subject. As an author for children and young adults he' s won many awards, including the 2020 Carnegie Medal, while The Art of Failing, a hilarious account of his life as a writer, was named an Observer Book of the Year. He lives in London and is married to Dr Rebecca Campbell.
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ISBN-13: 9780861543793
Published: 6 Oct 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine: 28mm
Pages: 320

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