AV:
Muy recomendable lectura
Mexico on Nov 20, 2020
Marcos Luz:
This book is awesome. It is a life-changing and everybody must-read it. I feel a better version of myself after and now able to comprehend everyday economics facts. From now on, I am sure that I feel more confident to take care of my financial assets and life savings and the choices ahead. The whole book is a mastermind but the best part is chapters 10 (Federal Reserve Bank, fiscal and monetary policies) and 11 (Forex Exchange). Charles has hit 10 out 10 as so he did with naked statistics’ book that, by the way, is a must-read book too.
Brazil on Oct 17, 2020
DonL2507:
This is an excellent introduction to economics and the broad range of issues informed by economics for the non-professional but interested reader. It is clear and accessible and punctuated by a breezy, witty style, and without a single equation or graph for those terrified of numerical relationships. The economics presented in this book is mainstream economics as befitting a journalist for The Economist and makes points that would satisfy those right-of-center and those left-of-center. For conservatives, the author reminds us (like Milton Friedman did in "Capitalism and Freedom") that a heavily regimented economy would eventually come at a steep price in curtailed political / civil freedoms just to maintain the economic regimentation. In addition, the physical and human capital underlying productivity growth, and the economic self-interest that drives their application, are key components of economic well-being. On the other hand, liberals will appreciate his contention that government is a crucial catalyst for effective market functioning in that it provides (or can provide) a legal framework, a predictable regulatory regime, and a stable macroeconomic...
United States on Feb 01, 2018
Sinduja:
I've always been scared of economics: it was the kind of stuff better left to bored fathers in family gatherings. What's with all the fiscal deficit and monetary policy and trade embargoes? Phew!
But perhaps what we needed was one wonderful introductory guide to this fascinating subject. Naked Economics serves as that Economics 101 manual. That said, it is different from other introductory books in that it doesn't talk down to its readers. It is not your textbook introduction that lists definitions, theories and examples. We have all had that boring academic textbook which put people to sleep and scared them away from economics. Rather, Naked Economics is an engaging narrative. It explains economics with questions we might all have had but were overwhelmed to research: Why are some countries poor? Why doesn't Brad Pitt sell auto insurance? How can locals be made to protect the environment?, etc.
A good teacher is one who leaves your thinking about the subject and asking more questions on it. Naked Economics has been the best economics teacher I've had. I no longer squirm if I have to read The Economist to find something. I am not saying I've become...
India on Sep 01, 2016
James T. Humphrey II:
This book was a real page turner, which is not something you can say about too many books on economics. This book is a great concept book. It's non technical and written for the layman who is just trying to understand what is going on in the world when it comes to economics and public policy.
If you read this book, I feel you'll walk away with a solid understanding about issues about production, wealth, trade, taxes, inflation, job creation, monetary policy, debt/deficit spending, and how all these things interrelate, especially in regard to how public policy is shaped.
What is especially great about this book is that it deals with modern issues that we as a country have faced in America since the Great Depression, all the way up to the housing crisis. It may just skim the surface of these issues. But it shows how economics, although an imperfect science, impacts real life.
My only complaint about the book is that the author seems rather fond of quoting studies done by "Nobel prize" winning economists. As if that adds more "authority" to the insights these people have had. It gets a little annoying. I also wish he would shown more...
United States on May 14, 2015
CollectedReader:
This book is so much more than a book on economics. Its a book on critical thinking/reasoning related to economics. It was a welcome surprise that the author doesn't dumb down any topics and goes to such depth to explain topics critically. This is not a 'Economics for dummies' book (nothing wrong with that). It is a well written, and accessible book for all readers interested in understanding our global situation.
I suggest this book to anyone that wants to exercise their brain and view economic topics critically with multiple view points.
ps. I also loved his other book 'Naked Statistics' which I've read first and brought me to Naked Economics. I will be looking for anything more coming out from this author. Much praise and very well done!
Canada on Jul 08, 2013
Monica Gomez Trujillo:
This is the first book that I read about Economics and I was surprised by all the things that it covered and how well explained were they, Charles Wheelan tried to create a book so even the person without the slightest knowledge of economics could read it and understand it, and as Burton Malkiel Said If I had wanted to write a book about Introduction to Economics, this is the book I'd have written.
The first chapters cover the nature of markets and how is it possible to have so much organizations in a decentralized economy, it's about satisfying consumer goods, there's a great story about a Soviet Commander who once entered an American Pharmacy and amazed by all the quantity of the stuff asked the pharmacist, impressing, but how does the goverment manages to supply all of this things to all the pharmacies, like they did in the USSR, the answer was, they don't, there's not a law that indicates which things a pharmacy must have yet they all have almost the same kind of things, read the book to get the rest of the info on that and much more, believe it or not, interesting and enjoyable stories.
He goes on to talk about How the financial system crashed...
United States on Jan 01, 2012
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