50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know cover art

50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for £0.00
£8.99/mo thereafter. Renews automatically. Terms apply. Offer ends 31 July 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for £8.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know

By: Edmund Conway
Narrated by: Nigel Anthony
Try for £0.00

£8.99/mo after 3 months. Offer ends 31 July 2025 23:59 GMT. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £11.99

Buy Now for £11.99

Confirm Purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.
Cancel

About this listen

  • What exactly is a credit crunch?
  • Why do footballers earn so much more than the rest of us?
  • Which country is likely to be the world’s leading economy in 10 years’ time?
  • And how does economics affect each one of us, every day?

Daily Telegraph economics editor Edmund Conway introduces and explains the central ideas of economics in a series of 50 clear and concise essays. Beginning with an exploration of the basic theories, such as Adam Smith’s ‘invisible hand’, and concluding with the latest research into the links between wealth and happiness, he sheds light on all the essential topics needed to understand booms and busts, bulls and bears, and the way the world really works. Don’t just have it on your desk; get it on your iPod and learn economics the smart way.

©2012 Edmund Conway (P)2012 Quercus Publishing Plc Economics Capitalism Socialism Taxation Banking Deficit Great Recession US Economy Economic disparity Export Economic Inequality Tariff Liberalism

Listeners also enjoyed...

 Misbehaving cover art
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains: An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and the Technology that Powers Them cover art
The End of Influence cover art
The Financial Crisis cover art
Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making cover art
How the Economy Works cover art
EMP: Electromagnetic Pulse: Prepping for Tomorrow Series cover art
The New World Economy cover art
Inflation911: How to Profit and Protect Your Money from Economic Inflation cover art
99 Financial Terms Every Beginner, Entrepreneur & Business Should Know cover art
The Secret Wealth Advantage cover art
The Instant Economist cover art
Money in One Lesson cover art
A People's Guide to Capitalism cover art
The End of Growth cover art
The Economics of Belonging cover art
All stars
Most relevant  

Any additional comments?

Book makes no bones that it is a basic introduction to principles and that the book is not free flowing and should be taken in segments. However, still expected a bit more from it. Still a good listen for those beginning to learn basic economics.

Good, but not particularly developed

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very digestible as chapters were short and too the point. complicated concepts were broken down and always backed up with easy to understand examples. Has definitely boosted my interest in economics for further reading (and listening).

Great introduction to economics

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This book is structured perfectly in a way so that you can understand what economics is and why you should care.

Succinct and comprehensive

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
There is no such thing as political neutrality in economics, and this book is right wing for a European like me. I found myself getting annoyed at the author's biases several times. If you are on the right yourself, you will probably enjoy it.
The writing style is very clear, and Nigel Anthony's reading is excellent. It does explain lots of concepts well, so I did learn from it.
The book was published in 2009 so the crash looms large. That does date the book. but many of the ideas are timeless and always relevant.

on the right

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Superbly succinct and informative. Would benefit with an update regarding lessons learned (if any) from 2008 banking crisis. Great listen though, loved it.

Brilliant

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Topics were covered with examples and stories that helped you understand and remember. With a nice summary of each economic idea.

Technical principles, easy to consume structure

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Not an easy listen. As somebody who was new to economics I had to concentrate and listened to quite a lot more than once but it's all in there.

A lot of data and information

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
thought it was an easy listen helping cement basic knowledge of things I was partially aware of at best

Great listen easy to understand

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a decent and worthwhile introduction to key economic concepts.

While the content is good, some may however find the plummy narration - which is frequently punctuated by ridiculous attempts at American accents - annoying and off-putting.

Decent content ... shame about the narration

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The narrater was very good. The chapters are interesting and to the point. Good read.

Excellent book if you are interested in economics

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews