From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work. Easy-to-follow graphics, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns. Employing DK's trademark visual...

"Reveals the many ideas and schools of economics that have emerged since trading first began in ancient times."--Front jacket flap.

Traces how the works of Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew reflected the poor majority in mid-nineteenth-century London, citing the achievements of such influential figures as John Maynard Keyes, Paul Samuelson, and Amartya Sen.

"A detailed look at how economists shaped the world, and how the legacy continuesTrillion Dollar Economists explores the prize-winning ideas that have shaped business decisions, business models, and government policies, expanding the popular idea of the economist's role from one of forecaster to one of innovator. Written by the former Director of Economic Research at Bloomberg Government, the Kauffman Foundation and the Brookings Institution, this...

"The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken cakes. But obscured by common conception is the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople that were otherwise foreclosed. In The Secret History of Home Economics, Danielle Dreilinger...

PREFACE Leaving Alderson -- PART ONE A MINOR MISTAKE -- 1 That's Very Martha -- 2 Saving $45,000 -- 3 The Probe Begins -- PART TWO I DID NOTHING WRONG -- 4 I am Innocent -- 5 the Secret Public Relations Campaign -- 6 Forty-One Pages to Chew Over -- PART THREE SHOWDOWN AT FOLEY SQUARE -- 7 Opening Days -- 8 Star Witness: Baby Testifies -- 9 With Friends Like This? -- 10 Sitting in Stony Silence -- PART FOUR WHAT A WASTE -- 11 The Verdict Is In -- 12...

Chronicling the past fifty years of American economic and social upheaval, an award-winning economics writer examines what happened, viewing events through the experiences of two historic figures: Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary, Federal Reserve Chairwoman, and Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and her husband, George Akerlof, an imaginative Nobel prize-winning economist.