{"product_id":"dystopia-and-economics-a-guide-to-surviving-everything-from-the-apocalypse-to-zombies-paperback","title":"Dystopia and Economics: A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharity-Joy Revere Acchiardo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichelle Albert Vachris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernment collapsing? Zombies hunting you down? Everyone you know killed by a global epidemic? Not to worry! Economics holds the keys to survival. Often known as \"the dismal science\", it is particularly equipped to reveal order in what seems like chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomists observe human behaviour: what leads us to take action, and the subsequent consequences. However, the choices made by individuals are not made in isolation; they influence and are influenced by the actions of others. A set of rules, even if unwritten, guides human behaviour. Foundational economic principles stand firmly in place, even when society is breaking down, and an understanding of these basic tenets of societies is essential to surviving the end of the world as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, the authors draw from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in \u003ci\u003eThe Walking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMad Max: Fury Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDivergent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Clockwork Orange\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLast Man on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e. In each society, its members face resource and social constraints that incentivize particular behaviours and lead to predictable outcomes. How does human behaviour change when resources are severely limited, the legal system breaks down, or individual freedom is stifled? The examples presented here shed an eerie light on the principles that guide our actions every day.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDystopia and Economics: A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies provides a user-friendly introduction to economics\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esuitable for a general audience as well as devoted students of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharity-Joy Revere Acchiardo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer of Economics at the University of Arizona. She is a frequent speaker at teaching workshops across North America and Europe where she shares tips for making economics come alive for students. Her research has been published in leading economic education journals and she serves on the advisory board for the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Economics Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichelle Albert Vachris is Professor of Management, Business, and Economics at Virginia Wesleyan University. Before arriving at VWU she taught economics at Christopher Newport University where she holds the rank of Professor Emerita and worked as an economist with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Her publications include articles and book chapters on Public Choice economics, teaching pedagogy and economics in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751052149024,"sku":"9781138051362","price":103.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/54451c05f2c199b2c05ab0f3fac4dc37.webp?v=1779963182","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dystopia-and-economics-a-guide-to-surviving-everything-from-the-apocalypse-to-zombies-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}