![]() ![]() ![]() For decades, a single, free-market philosophy has dominated global economics. ![]() But it's intriguing, and it's important, he says "getting to grips with the economy is like learning a recipe: if we understand it, we can change it - and, with it, the world". Ha-Joon Chang will present his latest book Edible Economics. There's a lot to take on board with this book, not least some of the fascinating facts about the history or culture of different food stuffs. Chocolate, for example, offers an insight into post-industrial knowledge economies while okra introduces us to "capitalism's entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom". With each chapter focusing on a different item of food, he uses this to lead us into learning something about an economic theory. Inspired by his passion for food, Professor Chang sets out to challenge ideas about the free-market. Ha-Joon Chang arrived in Britain from South Korea in the 1980s when the national diet was bland and unhealthy.Īs our eating habits have changed, expanding to include a more diverse offering, so he hopes that he can encourage us to sample a different menu in terms of economics.Ī single free market philosophy has dominated global economics, he says, but there are better alternatives. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |