{"product_id":"dystopia-and-economics","title":"Dystopia and Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003eGovernment collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Everyone you know killed by a global epidemic? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as \"the dismal science\", it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEconomists observe human behaviour: what leads us to take action, and the subsequent consequences. However, the choices made by individuals are not made in isolation; they influence and are influenced by the actions of others. A set of rules, even if unwritten, guides human behaviour. Foundational economic principles stand firmly in place, even when society is breaking down, and an understanding of these basic tenets of societies is essential to surviving the end of the world as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the authors draw from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivergent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLast Man on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. In each society, its members face resource and social constraints that incentivize particular behaviours and lead to predictable outcomes. How does human behaviour change when resources are severely limited, the legal system breaks down, or individual freedom is stifled? The examples presented here shed an eerie light on the principles that guide our actions every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDystopia and Economics: A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies provides a user-friendly introduction to economics\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esuitable for a general audience as well as devoted students of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54235626635608,"sku":"9781138051355","price":210.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781138051355.jpg?v=1779336947","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/dystopia-and-economics","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}