{"product_id":"illustrating-economics","title":"Illustrating Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume is a sampling of quips, verses, drawings, and even the music of one of the most original and versatile minds of the twentieth century, Kenneth Boulding prominent economist, lecturer, and author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe driving force behind Kenneth Boulding's wideranging book is that he truly en joys all that he does. Indeed, his greatest accomplishment may very well be that he was a profoundly happy man. This is reflected in works that are laced with beauty, wit, and extraordinary imagery-works that are often composed and appeared in the most unexpected of places. In the midst of one of the classic textbooks of his generally staid profession, \u003cem\u003eEconomic Analysis\u003c\/em\u003e, Boulding introduced the \"bathtub theorem.\" \u003cem\u003eIllustrating Economics: Beasts, Ballads and Aphorisms\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of similar instances and, as such, it is fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reader should be advised that the book contains traps. Boulding coats his ideas with sugar to please his audience as well as promote consumption. He describes peace as \"a drab girl with an olive branch corsage whom no red-blooded American (or Russian) could conceivably warm up to.\" The reader smiles at the recognition of the truth inherent within the image and ponders the irony of why so fine a state as peace should be regarded as dull, and so ugly a condition as war should be regarded as romantic. This book is for enjoyment, but it should carry the following warning: Caution-Reading this may be stimulating to your intellect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245993808216,"sku":"9781412811705","price":63.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781412811705_354a1228-7272-4418-8e2d-dbecf70c84cd.jpg?v=1777776337","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/illustrating-economics","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}