Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures - Softcover

Goodwin, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810988399 ISBN 13: 9780810988392

Publisher: Abrams ComicArts, 2012

Synopsis

Stimulus: plans: good or bad? Jobs: can we afford them? Money: who's got it? Everybody's talking about the economy, but how can you evaluate what they're saying? How can we, the people, understand what the banks or government knows (or says they know)? Author Michael Goodwin asked himself the same questions and came up with a good answer: explore the development of economic thought, examine the reality of economic practice, add a wry sense of humour and tell all through the graphic medium. In a word, Economix. Goodwin's wit and clarity of writing along with artist Dan Burr's quirky, iconic art transform the "dismal science" of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we've got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have got. Economix explains it all from the beginning of Western economic thought to markets, free or otherwise, to economic failures, successes and anomalies, to how our modern economy is grappling with war, climate change and resource limitations. The book's graphic format means complex ideas can be comprehensive and accessible.

About this title

From the Author:

Michael Goodwin, a freelance writer and editor, has a degree in Chinese studies and lived for several years in both China and India, which broadened his view of the economy.Dan Burr illustrated the classic graphic novel, Kings in Disguise. He is also a noted children's book author and illustrator whose titles include Pirates and God Bless Your Way: a Christmas Journey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Abrams ComicArts
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0810988399
• ISBN 13: 9780810988392
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Illustrator: Burr Dan