The undercover economist strikes back: how to run or ruin an economy by tim harford is a book that helps you in understanding the complexities of macroeconomics and major economies. You can also learn about the contributions of keynes, oswald, friedman and phillips. The author of the undercover economist strikes back: how to run or ruin an economy poses questions that might have occurred to the average reader, at one point or another. If you want to know how the global economy really works, this is the book for you. Harford explains how new jobs are created and what the consequences of cancelling everyone's debt would be. The author does not try to find faults with economists or try to pinpoint villains in the financial crisis. Using a perky style, harford explains how inflation would be affected if you burnt a million pound notes. If you want to know what the future holds for the euro or why coke did not change the price of its bottle for seventy years, read the undercover economist strikes back: how to run or ruin an economy. The author's writing is insightful, clear and witty. He explains the subject without using any mathematical equations or diagrams. This makes it easy for non-economist readers to understand macroeconomics and the financial crisis. The undercover economist strikes back: how to run or ruin an economy, published by abacus in 2014, is available in paperback. - from Amzon