Sex, Drugs and Economics: An unconventional introduction to economics by Diane Coyle, Texere, £16.99, ISBN 1587991470
Naked Economics: Undressing the dismal science by Charles Wheelan, W. W. Norton, £20.95/$25.95, ISBN 0393049825
A SENIOR computer executive once told me that the Internet had altered the basic laws of economics. Amazingly, his company is still in business, though I haven’t heard from him lately. I suspect he’s had one of those little letters regretfully citing “economic reality” as the reason he needs to clear his desk.
We all know what a harsh mistress the dismal science can be. But what are these…
