Speaking of Economics: How to Get in the ConversationMaking sense of economists and their world in a persuasive and entertaining style, Arjo Klamer, the author of a number of influential books including Conversation with Economists and The Consequences of Economic Rhetoric, shows that economics is as much about how people interact as it is about the models, the mathematics, the econometrics, the theo |
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| Title | Speaking of Economics: How to Get in the Conversation Economics as Social Theory |
| Author | Arjo Klamer |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1134158238, 9781134158232 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Economics / General Business & Economics / Economics / Theory Business & Economics / General Political Science / Political Economy |
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