📚 How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity
Andrew Leigh, a Harvard-trained economist, presents a new way to understand human history. From agriculture to AI, this book explores how economic forces have shaped the world. It covers capitalism, economic discipline, and key figures. The book answers questions like why Africa didn't colonize Europe and how trade barriers affected the 1930s.
📚 Key Topics
·Capitalism and market system development.
·Economic forces shaping world history.
·Inequality in advanced countries.
·China's growth surge in the 1980s.
·Climate change and future prosperity.
Reviews and Recognition
·"If you read just one book about economics, make it this work," —Claudia Goldin, 2023 Nobel Prize winner in Economics.
·One of The Economist's Best Books of the Year.
·"Can a short book survey the full history of something so vast and remain readable?" —The Economist.
·Author: Andrew Leigh
·Publisher: HarperCollins
·ISBN/ISSN: 9780063383784
·Pages: 240
·Year: 2024
·Language: English
·Cover Type: Hardback Book