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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Or, How Capitalism Works - and How It Fails

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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Written by: Yanis Varoufakis
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
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In Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, activist Yanis Varoufakis, Greece’s former finance minister and the author of the international best seller Adults in the Room, pens a series of letters to his young daughter, educating her about the business, politics, and corruption of world economics.

Yanis Varoufakis has appeared before heads of nations, assemblies of experts, and countless students around the world. Now, he faces his most important - and difficult - audience yet.

Using clear language and vivid examples, Varoufakis offers a series of letters to his young daughter about the economy: how it operates, where it came from, how it benefits some while impoverishing others. Taking bankers and politicians to task, he explains the historical origins of inequality among and within nations, questions the pervasive notion that everything has its price, and shows why economic instability is a chronic risk. Finally, he discusses the inability of market-driven policies to address the rapidly declining health of the planet his daughter’s generation stands to inherit.

Throughout this audiobook, Varoufakis wears his expertise lightly. He writes as a parent whose aim is to instruct his daughter on the fundamental questions of our age - and, through that knowledge, to equip her against the failures and obfuscations of our current system and point the way toward a more democratic alternative.

(P)2017 Random House Audio
Economics Ideologies & Doctrines Politics & Government Public Policy Sociology Capitalism Business Socialism Economic disparity Taxation Economic Inequality
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It’s useful to take in the thoughts and opinions of thinkers who live outside of the Anglo-centric worldview of denizens living in Five-Eyes territories. Of even greater value, this work by Varoufakis is informed by the author’s study of western economies and the Greek national distress as a failing EU state.

Valuable Insights on Global Values

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For me this was a "must read". I now feel better able to understand economic decisions and choices.

An excellent and must read !

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Yanis employs a host of ingenious analogies to demystify the inscrutable gobbledygook of Phd economists. The narrator strikes the perfect tone of a patient, inspirational teacher. Highly recommended.

Eye Opening

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Great points and explained in way which make them easily understood and fun. I would even recommend to my 9 year old. #Audible1

Awesome book

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Clear and compelling exposition of what the author believes is the role of economics in our society. Not a scientific piece, but more of a philosophical question. Got me interested in his other work.

Great stream of consciousness

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