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Niall Kishtainy

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I'm a writer, economist and historian. I believe that the history of economic thinking and of real economic struggles can tell us a lot about our current situation and, for me, it’s in vivid writing that anyone can respond to where all this really comes to life. Most of all, I’m interested in the stories we tell ourselves about our economic world, and why they matter. My latest book, A Little History of Economics, is published by Yale University Press on March 7. ...more

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	A Little History of Economics 4.08 avg rating — 6,083 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author) (Consultant Editor), George Abbot (Contributor), John Farndon (Contributor) 4.02 avg rating — 2,439 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Economics in Minutes by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), Robert M. Lewis (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Infinite City: The Political History of Utopian Dreams on the Streets of London 3.80 avg rating — 25 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	耶鲁大学：经济学通识课 by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), 尼尔·基什特尼 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Economics Book / The Philosophy Book / The Politics Book by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), Paul Kelly (Goodreads Author), Will Buckingham liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Economics Book / Business Adventures / The Rise of the Robots by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), John Brooks, Martin Ford liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Economics in Minutes] [By: Kishtainy, Niall] [August, 2014] by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	經濟學的40堂公開課：倫敦政經學院教授，生動剖析經濟學家如何思考，讓經濟學成為改變世界的力量 by Niall Kishtainy (Goodreads Author), 吳書榆 (Translator ) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The purpose of studying economics is …to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.”
― Niall Kishtainy, The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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“Plato feared that if wealth became too important people would start to compete for it. Eventually the state would be ruled by the rich who’d be envied by the poor. People would end up quarrelling and fighting.”
― Niall Kishtainy, A Little History of Economics

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“The poorer the household, the larger the proportion of its budget dedicated to nourishment.”
― Niall Kishtainy, The Economics Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

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