Autorenprofil

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books: Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now: Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.

Produktbeschreibung

A letter to his daughter by the number one bestselling world-renowned economist using vivid, universally accessible stories to explain what economics is and why it is so dangerous

Klappentext

Author of "Adults In The Room" Yanis Varoufakis uses personal stories and famous myths to explain the nature of contemporary economics and the potential transformative power of new ways of addressing continuing issues.

Presserezension

It's great fun to read ... Varoufakis has started a debate here, and he's done it brilliantly Evening Standard