Tim Harford 2 Books Collection Set (The Undercover Economist & Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy)
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The Undercover Economist
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't? Who really benefits from immigration? How can China, in just fifty years, go from the world's worst famine to one of the greatest economic revolutions of all time, lifting a million people out of poverty a month?
Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy
Who thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? How did the humble spreadsheet turn the world of finance upside-down?
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Tim Harford 2 Books Collection Set (The Undercover Economist & Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy)
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