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A refreshing look at economics with topics ranging from sex, drugs, arms and music to energy, movies and farming, the Internet and Aids, Diane Coyle plunges herself and the reader into some of the world’s most contentious political and social issues. Diane Coyle shows how economic principles apply to headline issues in an entertaining, humane and highly intelligent way. Harvard-educated Coyle is an economist and award-winning writer specializing in business, technology and global economics.
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Attempting to spice up "the dismal science," Coyle (U. of Manchester) seeks to demonstrate that economics is "one route toward understanding any aspect of human nature, and one of the most illuminating because of its analytical rigor." Beginning with essays on the economics of the sex industry, illegal drugs, music, and other "titillating" topics, she illustrates such basic ideas of economics as supply and demand, markets, economies of scale, and the like. Other chapters, while maintaining the informal style established in early chapters, look at more standard topics such as the role of government in the economy, the impact of new technology, and international and macroeconomics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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