Economix: How Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work) in Words and Pictures, Paperback

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New York Times bestseller Stimulus plans: good or bad? Free markets: How free are they? Jobs: Can we afford them? Occupy Wall Street . . . worldwide Everybody s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, understand what Wall Street or Washington knows or say they know? Read Economix. With clear, witty writing and quirky, accessible art, this important and timely graphic novel transforms the dismal science of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we ve got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have got. Economix explains it all, from the beginning of Western economic thought, to markets free and otherwise, to economic failures, successes, limitations, and future possibilities. It s the essential, accessible guide to understanding the economy and economic practices. A must-read for every citizen and every voter. Find teaching guides for Economix and other titles at abramsbooks. com/resources. PRAISE FOR ECONOMIX Goodwin brilliantly contextualizes economic theories with historical narrative, while Burr s simple but elegant illustration employs classical techniques like caricaturing politicians and symbolizing big businesses (as a gleeful factory) to help the reader visualize difficult concepts. Publishers Weekly, starred review Economix] brings a lively visual sensibility to this intensely abstruse subject matter without condescending to the reader or dumbing the ideas down. Mother Jones. com Flat-out awesome Wired. com This witty and elegant volume takes on a number of complex issues in this case, economics, history and finance and makes them comprehensible for mere mortals. Miami Herald After reading Economix I felt like I understood many fundamental aspects about the way the world works that I had been too lazy to learn about before . . . Economix is a book I m going to buy and give to people. Boing Boing Having never taken economics in college, I find the world of high finance needlessly complic