In this book, the distinguished economist Andrew Leigh not only narrates the story of the economy across centuries and continents. He reveals the economic forces behind war, innovations, and social changes, explains how the market system and capitalism emerged, and presents the key ideas and figures that shaped the economic sector.
At the same time, he focuses on interesting topics, such as the relationship between various diseases and the spread of colonialism, the origin of the board game Monopoly, the reasons why skyscrapers first appeared in the United States, concluding that from education to entrepreneurship, from socialization to the financial market, economic science can help us live a better life.