Free Lunch: Easily Digestible Economics, Served on a Plate

by David Smith

Book Overview

'There's no such thing as a free lunch' is the one phrase everyone has heard from economics. But why not? Never? What does economics tell us about the price of lunch - and everything else in the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861975066
• ISBN13: 9781861975065
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Profile Books(GB)
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

A nice introduction; could have been juicier

I read this book almost simultaneously with my reading of "Hidden Order" and "Undercover Economist". I'll state my opinion on this book briefly: 1. This book tells you about the lives of Economists whose theories it talks about. This is good - since you learn much more than just the theories; you get to know much more about the Economists than just the theories they postulated. 2. The chapters progress from simple logic to not-so-simple theories. David Smith has written the text beautifully - it's nice to read and 'digest' this lunch. 3. One negative point - sometimes the storyline moves very slowly. There were many instances where I grew impatient with the reading and flipped pages to see where it all was leading to. The style could have been more concise. Overall, I would rate this book a 4 out of 5. It's written in a lucid style, but probably won't appeal to everyone - particularly not to those who prefer fast readups.