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A
Beginner's Guide to the World Economy
By
Randy Charles Epping
ButterWorth-Heinemenn, 2001 - 224 pages
A Beginners’s Guide to the World
Economy is a good introduction into financial and economic
terms. The book is segmented into 81 basic economic concepts,
which the authors state, “will change the way you see the
world.” I believe their phrase is definitely hyperbole
because I didn’t find any “earth shattering” commentary.
The book is a compilation of information/tidbits you would
learn in economics, finance and international finance/business
classes. The concepts, in many cases, are common sense and the
average person, who has no formal education in the subject,
probably would know 10-15 of them minimum.
If you don’t know anything about finance or economics it
might be worth a good read over 7-8 nights, covering 10-15
subjects a night. The book is easy reading but I wouldn’t
recommend it to anyone with a business or finance degree
wanting to see if this is a “refresher” book because it is
very light but a great introduction to economics/finance for
those with liberal arts backgrounds.
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