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Foundations of Economics breathes life into the discipline by linking key economic concepts with wider debates and issues. By bringing to light delightful mind-teasers, philosophical questions and intriguing politics in mainstream economics, it promises to enliven an otherwise dry course whilst inspiring students to do well.
The book covers all the main economic concepts and addresses in detail three main areas:
* consumption and choice
* production and markets
* government and the State.
Each is discussed in terms of what the conventional textbook says, how these ideas developed in historical and philosophical terms and whether or not they make sense. Assumptions about economics as a discipline are challenged, and several pertinent students' anxieties ('Should I be studying economics?') are discussed.

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Yanis Varoufakis is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Sydney University. He is the co-author with Shaun Hargreaves-Heap, of Game Theory: A Critical Introduction, also published by Routledge.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge (May 7, 1998)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 424 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415178924
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415178921
Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1340L
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.68 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.96 x 9.21 inches

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Yanis Varoufakis is the former finance minister of Greece and the author of several international bestselling books. And the Weak Suffer What They Must?: Europe, Austerity and the Threat to Global Stability reveals the underlying problems that led to the Eurozone crisis and its ongoing catastrophic mishandling. Adults In the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment is an explosive memoir that reveals what goes on behind the scenes in Europe's corridors of power. Talking To My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism (forthcoming) explains through vivid stories and easily graspable concepts what economics actually is and why it is so dangerous in the form of a letter to his teenage daughter.

Born in Athens in 1961, Yanis Varoufakis was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered government and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Athens. Since resigning from Greece's finance ministry he has co-founded an international grassroots movement, DiEM25, campaigning for the revival of democracy in Europe and speaks to audiences of thousands worldwide.

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Douglas Kelly

Relating math problems to real problems

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 19, 2016

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I have been considering going back to school to study economics. Economics has been either the central theme of or at least played a supporting role in of most of the books I have read in the past year.

I could not put this book down. At its heart it is a plea for people to keep faith in the discipline despite its many problems, and for those already deeply involvedin economics to open their minds to some of the things that may be preventing them from seeing the forest through the trees.

Yanis' honesty is what drew me in the most as I find it hard not to take seriously a person who is just as quick to criticize his own thoughts and arguments as those of people with a different idealogical point of view.

I have already opened a second book of his (Modern Political Economics), and will credit this book as being the final straw in my decision to formally study economics.

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Snehal Shah

Great content, terrible print quality

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 29, 2012

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Purchased the paperback version to read along with the assigned economics textbook. I find Varoufakis' discussion lively and interesting, the book makes an excellent companion read and raises interesting questions that don't surface in the standard textbook.

However...the print quality in the paperback is truly awful. The edition notice says "Transferred to Digital Printing 2005" which apparently means my 1990-era Epson dot matrix printer found a good retirement home at Routledge. The print is blurry and the background of every page is a light dot pattern. Really not acceptable in a $70 book. The content is great, and even though I like printed textbooks, in this case I suggest getting the kindle edition over paper. 5 stars for the ideas minus a star for the print quality.

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Serge P Lebrun

A good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 5, 2010

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I like reading books on subjects I know little about.

When interested in economics, I was referred to the this book several times.

I hesitated at first due to the price, but decided to go with it due to recommendations (something I rarely gamble on)

I was very pleased. Well written, and easy to read. Just what I was looking for. I really want to see how Varoufakis would tackle companions for other subjects beyond economics.

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MADC

A good companion...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 2, 2005

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I am not finished with this book yet...to this moment I am half of the way. This book reads like a good novel, it is so well written that you can not put it down!!!

All issues are fairly addressed and explained. When you can learn and have a little bit of fun reading a book...It can not get any better...

If you are not an economist ( good for you!!!) but like me , are interested in the subjet..this book is for you.

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Sulaiman Syed

Amazing book.

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Amazing book...well thought out arguments. I took about 4 courses in economics throughout my Business undergrad degree yet they were never taught like this. I might've switched over to Econ if they were...

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Al Narraway

Good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 29, 2016

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A lot of common sense

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Rambutan Head

A critical view

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 26, 2014

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This is a wonderful book that offers the essentials of the economics profession then them using substantial evidence. I would recommend this to anyone studying economics.

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Great overview of the field.

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Very easy to follow and accessible writing. As a business student trying to grasp various concepts, this was a fantastic supplement to my assigned materials.

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Stefano

Nice and enjoyable text for beginners

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 21, 2022

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I am really enjoying prof. Varoufakis' book: it is written for the layman (like me) who has little or no foundations on the topics.
Clear examples and lack of technical lingo helps significantly while stepping into - for me - uncharted territory.
Sometimes, the author tends to be a little verbose and the lack of mathematics - although making the text more approachable - might leave some areas a bit "obscure" ... but I reckon this being my own preference, which is not necessarily in line with the overall style of this book.
Recommended!

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Classic book, terrible printing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 25, 2021

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This is a wonderful book - I was given a scanned pdf version as a student 10 years ago (it was then out of print) and was deeply impressed by it. I've since been on the hunt for an affordable copy. Unfortunately, the printing of this edition is appalling - it looks like they've printed and bound a pixellated pdf. Incredibly disappointing

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Great book, completely butchered by Amazon fulfillment printer

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Great book, horrific print quality by Amazon fulfillment. It looks like it was just photo copied at extremely low DPI, with all of the blank space between lines filled with a grid of black dots, many artifacts. This is blurry and completely unacceptable for something that a human would supposedly spend hours looking directly at.

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R. Hill

A great book for every undergraduate economics student

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 9, 2020

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Despite the subtitle – A beginner's companion – this book is best read by students who have taken or are taking second year microeconomics. It deftly summarizes the content of the standard text, gives an account of how those ideas developed, and provides an incisive critique, written in Varoufakis's superb style. The book is a bit pricey, but worth every cent.

Alberto

Un nuevo abordaje en la docencia

Reviewed in Mexico 🇲🇽 on July 7, 2022

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Podría estar a color para hacerlo más didáctico. Excelente contenido

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