Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

No cover — Yanis Varoufakis: Talking to My Daughter About the Economy (Paperback, 2019, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

Paperback, 224 pages

Published May 21, 2019 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

ISBN:: 978-0-374-53849-1

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JIm FUlner reviewed Talking to My Daughter about the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis

3 stars

This audio book has a good premise. Professional economist takes a break from trying to convince the Eurobank to bail out Greece because reasons, and tries to teach his young daughter what the economy actually is. returnreturnLater editions give it the subitle "How Capitalism Works and how it doesn't" returnreturnThis was originally written in Greek, so maybe something is lost in translation, however basd on the forward written in English by the author I don't think so. He usually writes in English and specifically worked with the translator of his original work. Some of the lessons on Greek roots of economic words may have made more sense but that's it. I suspect I have read and studied as much economies as anyone without an Ecnomics degree and this seems really really too deep and technical for a child. returnreturnHe goes on basically to say that capitalism is working just fine, …

This audio book has a good premise. Professional economist takes a break from trying to convince the Eurobank to bail out Greece because reasons, and tries to teach his young daughter what the economy actually is. returnreturnLater editions give it the subitle "How Capitalism Works and how it doesn't" returnreturnThis was originally written in Greek, so maybe something is lost in translation, however basd on the forward written in English by the author I don't think so. He usually writes in English and specifically worked with the translator of his original work. Some of the lessons on Greek roots of economic words may have made more sense but that's it. I suspect I have read and studied as much economies as anyone without an Ecnomics degree and this seems really really too deep and technical for a child. returnreturnHe goes on basically to say that capitalism is working just fine, and the problem with it is when people don't want to give the banks all the control. And everyone should forgive Greece because Greece is special. He REALLY hates Bitcoin for some reason.

JIm FUlner reviewed Talking to My Daughter About the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis

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3 stars

This audio book has a good premise. Professional economist takes a break from trying to convince the Eurobank to bail out Greece because reasons, and tries to teach his young daughter what the economy actually is.

Later editions give it the subitle "How Capitalism Works and how it doesn't"

This was originally written in Greek, so maybe something is lost in translation, however basd on the forward written in English by the author I don't think so. He usually writes in English and specifically worked with the translator of his original work. Some of the lessons on Greek roots of economic words may have made more sense but that's it. I suspect I have read and studied as much economies as anyone without an Ecnomics degree and this seems really really too deep and technical for a child.

He goes on basically to say …

This audio book has a good premise. Professional economist takes a break from trying to convince the Eurobank to bail out Greece because reasons, and tries to teach his young daughter what the economy actually is.

Later editions give it the subitle "How Capitalism Works and how it doesn't"

This was originally written in Greek, so maybe something is lost in translation, however basd on the forward written in English by the author I don't think so. He usually writes in English and specifically worked with the translator of his original work. Some of the lessons on Greek roots of economic words may have made more sense but that's it. I suspect I have read and studied as much economies as anyone without an Ecnomics degree and this seems really really too deep and technical for a child.

He goes on basically to say that capitalism is working just fine, and the problem with it is when people don't want to give the banks all the control. And everyone should forgive Greece because Greece is special. He REALLY hates Bitcoin for some reason.