Government collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as "the dismal science", it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos. This book draws from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in TV, literature and film.
Government collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as "the dismal science", it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos. This book draws from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in TV, literature and film.
Charity-Joy Revere Acchiardo is a Lecturer of Economics at the University of Arizona. She is a frequent speaker at teaching workshops across North America and Europe where she shares tips for making economics come alive for students. Her research has been published in leading economic education journals and she serves on the advisory board for the Journal of Economics Teaching. Michelle Albert Vachris is Professor of Management, Business, and Economics at Virginia Wesleyan University. Before arriving at VWU she taught economics at Christopher Newport University where she holds the rank of Professor Emerita and worked as an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Her publications include articles and book chapters on Public Choice economics, teaching pedagogy and economics in literature.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. The Walking Econ: Learning Economics from The Walking Dead Chapter 2. Never a Lovely Day: the Wretched Economics of Mad Max: Fury Road Chapter 3. The Odds are Never in Your Favor: Preventing Economic Growth in The Hunger Games Chapter 4. The Divergent Economics of Factions and Governing Chapter 5. Choice Liberty and Repression in A Clockwork Orange Chapter 6. Last Man Rules!
List of Contributors Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. The Walking Econ: Learning Economics from The Walking Dead Chapter 2. Never a Lovely Day: the Wretched Economics of Mad Max: Fury Road Chapter 3. The Odds are Never in Your Favor: Preventing Economic Growth in The Hunger Games Chapter 4. The Divergent Economics of Factions and Governing Chapter 5. Choice Liberty and Repression in A Clockwork Orange Chapter 6. Last Man Rules!
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