Tweetonomics: Everything You Need to Know About Economics in 140 Characters or Less - Hardcover

Katie Huston; Nic Compton; Adam Fishwick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845433890 ISBN 13: 9781845433895

Publisher: Apple Press, 2010

Synopsis

We hear a lot about economics in the news these days, but how much do we really understand? All too often experts assume their audience knows as much about the subject as they do. For instance, what is a balance of trade deficit? Why do interest rates affect the amount of cash in circulation? Who sets interest rates? What are Fordism and Keynesianism, and who do they benefit? What are 'sticky' prices and what makes them so darn sticky? Tweetonomics pecks a hole in the jargon and explains the most 140 important economic terms and concepts in 20 'tweets' or less. The book is divided into nine chapters, covering such issues as globalisation, boom and bust, 'Green' economics, and the everyday working of national economies. It also gives an overview of the big economic ideas of the past 150 years and the people who shaped them. That's 140 money-spinning terms and ideas in no more than 20 tweets, each of 140 characters or less.

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About the Author

Nic Compton completed an MA in Global Political Economy in 2007-2009 and is the author of nine books including 30-Second Economics. Adam Fickwick works for the Centre for Global Political Economy and has a Masters degree in Global Political Economy. Katie Huston holds a Master's degree in global political economy and has a BA in journalism.

Edition details

• Publisher: Apple Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845433890
• ISBN 13: 9781845433895
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Daniel Mackie
• Number of pages: 128