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100 1 _aVaroufakis, Yanis,
245 1 0 _aTalking to my daughter about the economy :
_ba brief history of capitalism /
_cYanis Varoufakis ; translated by Jacob Moe and Yanis Varoufakis.
246 3 0 _aBrief history of capitalism
260 _aLondon :
_bthe bodley head,
_c2017.
300 _a209 pages ;
500 _aOriginally published in the original Greek in 2013.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aWhy 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.
520 _aIn 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.
650 0 _aEconomics.
650 0 _aCapitalism.
700 1 _aMoe, Jacob,
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