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Yanis Varoufakis, the world-renownedeconomist and #1 bestselling author, uses personal stories and famous myths to explain what economics is and why it has the power to change our world.
Why is there so much inequality?In this intimate and accessible book, world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his daughter Xenias deceptively simple question. Drawing on memories of her childhood and a variety of well-known tales from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix --Talking To My Daughter About the Economyexplains everything you need to know in order to understand why economics is the most important drama of our times. It is a book that helps to make sense of a troubling world while inspiring us to make it a better one.
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Autorenportrait
- <p>Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before becoming finance minister of Greece in 2015. His memoir of his experiences in government,<i>Adults In the Room: My Battle with Europes Deep Establishment</i>, was a number one bestseller in 2017. His previous book,<i>And The Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability</i>was a number one bestseller in 2016. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide as a co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25). His daughter Xenia is now fifteen years old and lives in Sydney, Australia. yanisvaroufakis.eu / @yanisvaroufakis</p>
Detailansicht
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
eBook - A Brief History of Capitalism
ISBN/EAN: 9781473547810
Umbreit-Nr.: 2936749
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 224 S., 5.24 MB
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 19.10.2017
Auflage: 1/2017
E-Book
Format: EPUB
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