--- product_id: 343779406 title: "PublicAffairs Good Economics for Hard Times" price: "€ 48.49" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/343779406-publicaffairs-good-economics-for-hard-times store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Global economic insights Nobel Prize-winning authors 0.79 lbs - lightweight for easy carry PublicAffairs Good Economics for Hard Times **Price:** € 48.49 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🌟 Unlock the future of economics—because the world’s toughest problems need smarter solutions. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** PublicAffairs Good Economics for Hard Times - **How much does it cost?** € 48.49 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/343779406-publicaffairs-good-economics-for-hard-times) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Global Relevance:** Tackles pressing issues from immigration to climate change with a worldwide lens. - • **Compact & Portable:** At just 0.79 lbs, take groundbreaking ideas anywhere—commute, café, or boardroom. - • **Cutting-Edge Research:** Grounded in the latest economic studies, blending rigor with accessible prose. - • **Nobel Laureates' Wisdom:** Insights from two Nobel Prize-winning economists redefining modern economics. - • **Challenge Conventional Thinking:** Provocative perspectives that disrupt outdated economic dogmas and spark debate. ## Overview Good Economics for Hard Times, authored by Nobel Prize winners Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, is a concise 0.79-pound book that offers revolutionary insights into today’s most critical economic and social challenges. Combining cutting-edge research with accessible writing, it challenges traditional economic assumptions and provides a fresh, global perspective on issues like inequality, migration, and climate change. ## Description The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it. Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we succeed, history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential losses are incalculable. In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. It is an extraordinary achievement, one that shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world. In this ambitious, provocative book Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo show how traditional western-centric thinking has failed to explain what is happening to people in a newly globalized world: in short Good Economics has been done badly. This precise but accessible book covers many of the most essential issues of our day--including migration, unemployment, growth, free trade, political polarization, and welfare. Banerjee and Duflo will confound and clarify the presumptions of our times, such as: Why migration doesn't follow the law of supply and demand Why trade liberalization can drive unemployment up and wages down Why macroeconomists like to bend the data to fit the model Why nobody can really explain why and when growth happens Why economists' assumption that people don't change their minds has made has made polarization worse Why quite often it doesn't take a village, especially if the villagers aren't that nice In doing so, they seek to reclaim this essential terrain, and to offer readers an economist's view of the great issues of the day--one that is candid about the complexities, the zones of ignorance, and the areas of genuine disagreement. Review: Kargolama berbat - Olduğu gibi, sarılmadan direk kutunun içine konulup gönderilmiş. Kenarları katlanmış, yırtılmış, hasar görmüş. Başka bir satıcıdan almanızı tavsiye ederim. Review: Interesting - Good book ## Features - Item Trademark: PUBLICAFFAIRS - manufacturer: PublicAffairs - Item Weight: pounds, pounds, 0.79, 0.79 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #371,536 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #104 in Economic Conditions #113 in Sociology of Class #161 in Macroeconomics | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,822 Reviews | ## Images ![PublicAffairs Good Economics for Hard Times - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71mZrppJgyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐ Kargolama berbat *by M***U on 14 November 2022* Olduğu gibi, sarılmadan direk kutunun içine konulup gönderilmiş. Kenarları katlanmış, yırtılmış, hasar görmüş. Başka bir satıcıdan almanızı tavsiye ederim. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting *by J***E on 14 March 2021* Good book ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Je mets cinq étoiles pour la qualité de la rédaction, la clarté et les exemples précis *by M***N on 22 May 2020* Mais à quoi cela sert il de gagner 0,2 ou 0,3% de croissance en plus par an (le troisième chapitre est sur la croissance), comme s'est vanté récemment le ministre français de l'économie en comparant le pays à l'Allemagne, quand une catastrophe non préparée fait baisser de 10% le PIB. A fortiori quand les 0,2% ou 0,3% de croissance ont été gagnés en faisant des économies sur le système de santé. Mis à part cette polémique, ce livre étudie en profondeur les mécanismes de croissance et les mécanismes de redistribution pour éviter l'extrème pauvreté. Ceci avec des exemples concrets principalement en Inde (l'un des auteurs est indien) et aux États Unis, et un peu aussi en France car Esther Duflo est notre prix Nobel d'ecomomie 2019 --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.hr/products/343779406-publicaffairs-good-economics-for-hard-times](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/343779406-publicaffairs-good-economics-for-hard-times) --- *Product available on Desertcart Croatia* *Store origin: HR* *Last updated: 2026-09-30*