Stravitelná ekonomie - Hladový ekonom vysvětluje svět – Chang Ha-Joon (2023)

A diverse menu benefits everyone — both people and economies. ***** The course of the state, society, and our lives is largely determined by the economy: the level of inflation, interest rates, monetary policy, and so on. But what guides the economy itself and all its dimensions? The average person can often feel overwhelmed by concepts, numbers, and indicators, and sometimes has no choice but to trust experts. It has perhaps become inevitable — world economies in recent decades have been guided mainly by the dominant economic doctrine of the freest market possible. But just as monotony harms a person, it also harms the economy. ***** Economist Ha-Joon Chang is trying to change that. In his immensely readable book, "Economics for Everyone," he brings the most fundamental economic concepts closer to something that is familiar to everyone — food and its story. We learn something about chocolate, kimchi, or anchovies, as well as about labor productivity, the non-obvious freedom of markets, or automation. Ha-Joon Chang entertainingly debunks many economic myths without getting bogged down in technical jargon. And it also makes you hungry...