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The Undercover Economist Strikes Back - How to Run or Ruin an Economy, Tim Harford, Little, Brown, 2013, 320 pages, hardback, RRP £20, ISBN-13: 978-1408704240
I've been a fan of Tim Harford ever since I watched the first episode of 'Trust Me I'm an Economist' in 2006. Having had the opportunity to listen to him speak live at the EBEA Annual Conference in 2011 just confirmed my admiration for him. In his earlier offerings, Harford has focussed on microeconomics and how to make it accessible to a non-specialist audience. However, in his latest book he has tackled the much broader and perhaps more challenging topic of macroeconomics.
Writing in a very user-friendly style, Harford helps the reader to gain an understanding of the economy and then figure...