If you were stranded on an island that doesn't accept money, what would you do? If there are no banks, where does money go (or come from)?
The concepts of economics run our society, and yet we often have so little understanding of it. This set of books takes a first stab at explaining economics to young readers using simple stories and analogies.
Japanese author, Michiko Izumi, is known for her published works designed to help educate parents and children on financial management and basic economic principles.
This set contains the following books:
1. What is Economics 1: What If There's No Money? 《經濟學是什麼？①如果沒錢了》
Uses four stories to explain what money is, the evolution from coins to bank notes, the idea of "reasonable prices" and the implications of a unified currency.
2. What is Economics 2: What If There are No Banks? 《經濟學是什麼？②如果沒有銀行》
Explains the role of banks, and introduces the principles of loans, credit cards, and stocks.
3. What is Economics 3: What If Businesses Only Cared About Profits? 《經濟學是什麼？③如果公司光想着賺錢》
Uses the story of "Snack Aliens" coming to Earth and opening a bakery, to explain what it takes to run a store, what shares means in an incorporated business, the concepts of franchising, and a business' corporate responsibility to the public.
4. What is Economics 4: What If State-Owned Businesses are Privatized? 《經濟學是什麼？④如果國營企業民營化》
Through the parable of the Island Nation, young readers learn about the motivation, the process, the consequences of privatization of state-owned enterprises.
5. What is Economics 5: What Happens When You Buy Out a Company?《經濟學是什麼？⑤如果能收購整家公司》
Introduces the implications of acquiring companies and concepts of owning shares.
6. What is Economics 6: What If Businesses Ignored the Environment? 《經濟學是什麼？⑥如果公司不顧地球環境》
Covers a company's corporate responsibility for environmental protection.
Hardcover | 44 pages per book | 18.2 cm x 25.7cm
