Description
Book SynopsisHow an Economy Grows and Why it Doesn't uses illustration, humour, and accessible storytelling to explain complex topics of economic growth and monetary systems. In it, economic expert and bestselling author, Peter Schiff, presents economics in two informative, yet thoroughly entertaining tales.
Trade ReviewIf you feel you want to get a decent grasp of free-market economics this book is the perfect place to start. (Daniel Hannan, Telegraph.co.uk/Blog, July 2010). Using illustration, humour and storytelling, the authors take economics off its lofty shelf and place it back on the kitchen table (TheStar.com, September 2010).
Table of ContentsDISCLOSURE VIII
AUTHOR’S NOTE IX
INTRODUCTION XI
CHAPTER 1 AN IDEA IS BORN 1
CHAPTER 2 SHARING THE WEALTH 13
CHAPTER 3 THE MANY USES OF CREDIT 27
CHAPTER 4 ECONOMIC EXPANSION 37
CHAPTER 5 PROSPERITY LOVES COMPANY 47
CHAPTER 6 PUT IT IN THE VAULT 63
CHAPTER 7 INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRADE 77
CHAPTER 8 A REPUBLIC IS BORN 91
CHAPTER 9 GOVERNMENT GETS CREATIVE 101
CHAPTER 10 SHRINKING FISH 119
CHAPTER 11 A LIFELINE FROM AFAR 129
CHAPTER 12 THE SERVICE SECTOR STEPS UP 141
CHAPTER 13 CLOSING THE FISH WINDOW 153
CHAPTER 14 THE HUT GLUT 161
CHAPTER 15 THE HUT RUT 177
CHAPTER 16 STEPPING ON THE GAS 193
CHAPTER 17 THE FISH HIT THE FAN 209
EPILOGUE 223
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 229
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 231
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR 233
