Edition |
First US hardcover edition |
Descript |
191 sidor 24 cm |
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"Originally published in 2022 by Allen Lane in Great Britain."--Title page verso |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang makes challenging economic ideas delicious by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world, using the diverse histories behind familiar food items to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a lifelong addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into postindustrial knowledge economies; and while okra makes Southern gumbo heart-meltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalism’s entangled relationship with freedom. Myth-busting, witty, and thought-provoking, Edible Economics serves up a feast of bold ideas about globalization, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation, and why carrots need not be orange. It shows that getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: when we understand it, we can adapt and improve it - and better understand our world |
Subject |
Chang, Ha-Joon.
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Matvanor
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Matkultur
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Livsmedelsförsörjning
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Välfärd
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Nationalekonomi
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Cooking -- Anecdotes
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Economics.
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Food supply.
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Social problems.
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Food habits -- Economic aspects.
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Anekdoter
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Anecdotes.
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Classmark |
330
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ISBN/ISSN |
9781541700543 inbunden |
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