Economics: A Very Short Introduction

Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta reveals the connections between economics, politics, and development, and shows how these interactions create the world we live in today.

Partha Dasgupta is Frank Ramsey Professor of Economics, University of Cambridge and Fellow of St John's College. His book, An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution (OUP, 1993) was praised as 'a tour de force... a model of good economics' (Joseph Stiglitz) and 'philosophically sophisticated, empirically well-informed, ambitious and lively' (James Griffin).

An excellent introduction... presents mathematical and statistical findings in straightforward prose. Financial Times I wish more people would read Dasgupta's book, and I wish more economists would write variations on its theme. It is a model specimen. www.economicprincipals.com The text is direct, rigorous and thought-provoking. It provides an intelligent, rigorous and readable introduction to economics. London Book Review.com