Edible Economics - A Hungry Economist Explains the World

Economic thinking - about climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more - in its most digestible formbr>br> For decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a balanced diet, so too is it essential we listen to a variety of economic perspectives.br>br> In Edible Economics, Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside anecdotes about food from around the world. Beginning each chapter with a menu, Chang uses the stories behind key ingredients - where they come from, how they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures - to explore economic theory. For Chang, strawberries are delicious with cream, but they also prophesise a jobless future; chocolate is a wonderful pudding, but more exciting are the insights it offers into post-industrial knowledge economies. Explaining everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, Ha-Joon Chang serves up an easy-to-digest feast of bold ideas.br>br> Myth-busting, witty and thought-provoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand it, we can change it - and, with it, the world.>

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Excellent... Chang has been working hard at providing an alternative to neoliberalism for two decades... Now he's reached the summit of the profession Dan Davies Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Ha-Joon Chang, Chang Ha-Joon
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780241585658
• ISBN: 978-0-241-58565-8
• No. of pages: 191
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; World, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Economic history, Political science & theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Food & society, Political Economy, Social and cultural history, Political science and theory, Cultural studies: food and society, Economic theory and philosophy