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SUMMARY:Economics: The User's Guide BOOK LAUNCH Ha Joon CHANG - Dr. Ha joo
 n Chang ( Faculty of Economics)
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CONTACT:marco schneebalg
DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang\, who was recen
 tly voted among the world's top ten thinkers in a Prospect Magazine poll\,
  will give a talk on his recently published book "Economics: The User's Gu
 ide". The book is the first in the revived Pelican series - Penguin's grou
 ndbreaking series of intelligent guides to essential topics. It address in
  a clear\, witty and insightful way questions such as: What is economics? 
 What can and can't it explain about the world? Why does it matter?\n\nHa-J
 oon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University. His book "23 Things T
 hey Don't Tell You About Capitalism" was a no.1 bestseller and was called 
 by the Observer 'a witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths
  surrounding the global economy.' He is a popular columnist at the Guardia
 n\, and a vocal critic of the failures of our economic system.\n\nThe even
 t is hosted by the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism\, and co-spons
 ored by the Cambridge Society for Social and Economic Development\, the In
 stitute for Manufacturing and the Cambridge Humanities Review. \n\nA drink
 s reception\, book selling and book signing will follow the talk. Tickets 
 are free\, and seats are allocated on a first-come first-serve basis.
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Site
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