01480nam a2200193 4500 27472 27472 9780143450375 339.47 SAR-E Sarangi, Sudipta. The economics of small things / Sudipta Sarangi ; foreword by Kaushik Basu. Gurugram : Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd , 2020. xxi, 269 p. Includes bibliographical references. In The Economics of Small Things, Sarangi using a range of everyday objects and common experiences like bringing about lasting societal change through Facebook to historically momentous episodes like the shutting down of telegram services in India offers crisp, easy-to-understand lessons in economics. The book studies the development of familiar cultural practices from India and around the world and links the regular to the esoteric and explains everything from Game Theory to the Cobra Effect without depending on graphs or equations-a modern-day miracle! Through disarmingly simple prose, the book demystifies economic theories, offers delightful insights, and provides nuance without jargon. Each chapter of this book will give you the tools to meaningfully engage with a subject that has long been considered alienating but is unavoidable in its relevance. Consumption (Economics) Home economics Cost and standard of living Economic policy. Sarangi, Sudipta. author ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2022-03-14 7 218.27 1 339.47 SAR-E 52124 2023-04-19 00:00:00 2023-02-14 299.00 2022-03-14 BK