Talking to my daughter about the economy : a brief history of capitalism / Yanis Varoufakis ; translated by Jacob Moe and Yanis Varoufakis.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : The Bodley head, 2017.Description: 209 pages ; 22 cmISBN:- 9781847924421
- Brief history of capitalism
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Originally published in the original Greek in 2013.
Includes index.
Why so much inequality? -- The birth of the market society -- The marriage of debt and profit -- The black magic of banking -- Two oedipal markets -- Haunted machines -- The dangerous fantasy of apolitical money -- Stupid viruses? -- Epilogue.
In this letter to his teenage daughter, one of the world's most famous economists uses vivid stories to explain what economics is and why it is so dangerous. What is money and why does debt exist? Where do wealth and inequality come from? How come economics has the power to shape and destroy our lives? Economics is not a technical science, it is an epic drama: a battleground of ideas, a war between the powerful for our allegiance. In this universally accessible book, Yanis Varoufakis describes how this drama first emerged and has since come to dominate the fate of human societies worldwide. In answering all of the big questions about money and debt, power and inequality, he shows how economics has sought to solve the problems of our world but ended up being a major cause of many of them. Drawing on history and literature, science fiction and personal memories, this intimate and inspiring book shines a light for readers of all ages on some of the most bewildering questions and important challenges that humanity faces.
Text in English.
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