Dystopia and economics : (Record no. 74042)

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control field 9781315168333
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International Standard Book Number 9781315168333
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International Standard Book Number 9781351685634
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781138051355
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781138051362
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-- 10.4324/9781315168333
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System control number (OCoLC)1029244236
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Classification number HB171
Item number .D97 2018
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245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Dystopia and economics :
Remainder of title a guide to surviving everything from the apocalypse to zombies /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Charity-Joy Revere Acchiardo and Michelle Albert Vachris.
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Edition statement First edition.
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-- New York :
-- Routledge,
-- 2018.
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Extent 1 online resource (xvii, 82 pages)
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-- Routledge economics and popular culture
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-- The walking econ : learning economics from the Walking dead / by Tawni H. Ferrarini -- Never a lovely day - the wretched economics of Mad Max : fury road / by Michelle Albert Vachris and G. Dirk Mateer -- The odds are never in your favor : preventing economic growth in the Hunger games / by J. Brian O'Roark -- The divergent economics of factions and governing / By Samuel R. Staley -- Choice, liberty and repression in a Clockwork orange / by Wayne Geerling -- Last man rules! / by Charity-Joy Revere Acchiardo.
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-- "Government 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.Economists 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.In this book, the authors draw from popular culture to show economic principles at work in the dystopian societies depicted in The Walking Dead, Mad Max: Fury Road, The Hunger Games, Divergent, A Clockwork Orange, and Last Man on Earth. 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.Dystopia and Economics: A Guide to Surviving Everything from the Apocalypse to Zombies provides a user-friendly introduction to economics suitable for a general audience as well as devoted students of the discipline."--Provided by publisher.
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Apocalyptic films.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Economics.
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Personal name Acchiardo, Charity-Joy Revere,
Dates associated with a name 1976-
Relator term editor.
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Personal name Vachris, Michelle Albert,
Relator term editor.
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-- Print version:
-- 9781138051355
-- 9781138051362
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-- https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781315168333
-- Click here to view.

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