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Richard Werner
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This book brings both life to the science of economics for the average person and possibly some added insight to even those who think they might know the subject. Listening to this book will not make you an economics professor, but it will help you to intelligently talk about economics. More importantly, it will help you perform in your role as a citizen and a voter within a free enterprise economy.
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- 06-18-22
Not what I expected
If you are looking to learn the basics about the development of world economy since the Stone Age to these days, this book is for you. Otherwise, I didn’t find any value to it.
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