Ha-Joon Chang
Edible Economics : The World in 17 Dishes Paperback Book
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RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist HaJoon Chang first arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a more interesting and balanced diet, so too is it essential we listen to a variety of economic perspectives.In Edible Economics, Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses histories behind familiar food items where they come from, how they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a lifelong addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into postindustrial knowledge economies and while okra makes Southern gumbo heartmeltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalisms entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom. Explaining everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, HaJoon Chang serves up an easytodigest feast of bold ideas.Mythbusting, witty and thoughtprovoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to grips with the economy is...
Binding: Paperback;100 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 290 g; Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 17
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RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more in its most digestible formFor decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist HaJoon Chang first arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as eating a wide range of cuisines contributes to a more interesting and balanced diet, so too is it essential we listen to a variety of economic perspectives.In Edible Economics, Chang makes challenging economic ideas more palatable by plating them alongside stories about food from around the world. He uses histories behind familiar food items where they come from, how they are cooked and consumed, what they mean to different cultures to explore economic theory. For Chang, chocolate is a lifelong addiction, but more exciting are the insights it offers into postindustrial knowledge economies and while okra makes Southern gumbo heartmeltingly smooth, it also speaks of capitalisms entangled relationship with freedom and unfreedom. Explaining everything from the hidden cost of care work to the misleading language of the free market as he cooks dishes like anchovy and egg toast, Gambas al Ajillo and Korean dotori mook, HaJoon Chang serves up an easytodigest feast of bold ideas.Mythbusting, witty and thoughtprovoking, Edible Economics shows that getting to grips with the economy is...
Binding: Paperback;100 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: HBTB; Weight: 290 g; Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 17
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
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Ha-Joon Chang
Edible Economics : The World in 17 Dishes Paperback Book
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