Economics

Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang offers an introduction to economics for the general public, explaining in real-world terms how the global economy works. Rather than present one view of the discipline, he sets out several schools of economic thought, from the classical to the Keynesian, shows the strengths and weaknesses of each, and argues that no single approach can explain economic behavior. Chang draws on history and sets aside the conventional pieties of his field. His examples range from inequality in China and the state of American manufacturing to the future of the euro. It follows an earlier best seller in which Chang challenged myths of neoclassical economics.

Ella Botting, founder of CyberWomen, called it a simple yet thorough guide to economics that never talks down to the reader, and said knowing about money and financial systems helps once a person starts earning.