Economics and Literature: A Novel Approach (1)

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Synopsis
Economics and fiction often pursue parallel objectives. Economists analyze human decisions and interactions in markets and other institutions. Fiction writers also provide keen insights into individual minds and motives, examining how their characters respond to conflict and tensions in varied situations. This book explores the insights to be gained from developing this parallel.In each chapter, economists discuss classic or contemporary literary creations, exploring economic incentives that motivate the characters, the economic mechanisms that tie them together, and/or the economic context in which they live and develop. Exploring the synergy across economics and literature offers new understandings of themes, including capitalism and colonialism, marriage and markets, gender norms, inheritance and estates, and the political economy of poverty. The broad and deep range of literary works includes writers from Shakespeare and Goethe, through Chekov and Steinbeck, to recent Nobelists Abdulrazak Gurnah and Han Kang. By offering new understandings of both economics and literature, readers will gain deeper insights into people’s thought processes, choices, and consequences.This book will captivate readers in economics, social sciences, and the humanities and open their minds to the viewing of economic ideas and concepts through the prism of great works of literature.
Copyright:
2025

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
342 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781040366097
Related ISBNs:
9781003534358, 9781032877655, 9781040366059, 9781032877631
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, François Bourguignon, Avinash Dixit, Luc Leruth, and Jean-Philippe Platteau
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Business and Finance
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
François Bourguignon
Edited by:
Avinash K Dixit
Edited by:
Luc Leruth
Edited by:
Jean-Philippe Platteau

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