Economia comestibilă

Ha-Joon Chang tells food stories to show how economies work. He uses okra to question claims about free markets. Orange carrots have a history that leads to patent reform. He asks how rules for patents should change. Bananas show how firms wield power in different lands. Strawberries raise questions about robots and work in years to come.

The book explains economics to readers new to the field. Chang studies how economies work. He draws on foods and ways to cook across the world. He uses wit to explore theories, both well-known and less-known. He looks at the past as well as today.

Why did great powers grow rich? Why did other economies fail despite their promise? Chang weighs useful models and tests myths that pose as facts about the past. He asks how nations can grow and work with each other. He aims to help readers form their own views. How can they change the economy and the world they share?

Ioana Avădănei translated this edition from English.