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TALKING TO MY DAUGHTER ABOUT THE ECONOMY : A BRIEF HISTORY OF CAPITALISM Brief history of capitalism Yanis Varoufakis

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Publication details: London, United Kingdom The Bodley Head Ltd , Vintage Publishing 2017/10/16Edition: 1Description: 209ISBN:
  • 9781847924421
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 330 VAR
Contents:
Contents: Why so much inequality? -- The birth of the market society -- The marriage of debt and profit -- The black magic of banking -- Two oedipal markets -- Haunted machines -- The dangerous fantasy of apolitical money -- Stupid viruses? -- Epilogue.
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Summary:
In this letter to his teenage daughter, one of the world's most famous economists uses vivid stories to explain what economics is and why it is so dangerous. What is money and why does debt exist? Where do wealth and inequality come from? How come economics has the power to shape and destroy our lives? Economics is not a technical science, it is an epic drama: a battleground of ideas, a war between the powerful for our allegiance. In this universally accessible book, Yanis Varoufakis describes how this drama first emerged and has since come to dominate the fate of human societies worldwide. In answering all of the big questions about money and debt, power and inequality, he shows how economics has sought to solve the problems of our world but ended up being a major cause of many of them. Drawing on history and literature, science fiction and personal memories, this intimate and inspiring book shines a light for readers of all ages on some of the most bewildering questions and important challenges that humanity faces.


About Yanis Varoufakis

Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before becoming finance minister of Greece in 2015. His memoir of his experiences in government, Adults In the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment, was a number one bestseller in 2017. His previous book, And The Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability was a number one bestseller in 2016. He is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide as a co-founder of the Democracy in Europe Movement (DiEM25).
His daughter Xenia is now fifteen years old and lives in Sydney, Australia.
yanisvaroufakis.eu / @yanisvaroufakis

Contents: Why so much inequality? --
The birth of the market society --
The marriage of debt and profit --
The black magic of banking --
Two oedipal markets --
Haunted machines --
The dangerous fantasy of apolitical money --
Stupid viruses? --
Epilogue.

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