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Film, Video The Undercover Economist: Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor

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Title

  • The Undercover Economist: Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor

Summary

  • Tim Harford, a columnist at the Financial Times in London, discussed his recent book "The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor -- and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!" in a program sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division. Harford is noted for his ability to relate the principles of economics to everyday life in a clear and entertaining style. "The Undercover Economist" takes up such issues as "who really makes money from fair trade coffee, why beer and fries are linked to globalization and how the Mafia makes money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't."

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Science, Technology, and Business Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2007-02-05.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Government, World Affairs
  • -  Technology, Industry

Notes

  • -  Classification: History (General) and History of Europe.
  • -  Classification: Social Sciences.
  • -  Tim Harford.
  • -  Recorded on 2007-02-05.
  • -  Kids, Families.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687806

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Technology Library Of Congress. Science. The Undercover Economist: Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-05, 2007. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687806/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Science, T. (2007) The Undercover Economist: Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-05. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687806/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Technology Library Of Congress. Science. The Undercover Economist: Why the Rich are Rich and the Poor are Poor. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -02-05, 2007. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687806/>.