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The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor--and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
by Tim Harford
from Random House Trade Paperbacks
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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The great deal!
I really enjoy that the book came in record time and in perfect condition. They had said that it was used, but excellent condition and yet...it was more than that! It was soo nice! Thanks a bunch.
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Dry, but worth a second read
I grabbed this book from my local bookstore after being drawn in by the title. I've always had an interest in economics as whole, but never took the time to really dig myself into some reading material (besides the voluminous textbook I was forced to trudge through in college).
Mr. Harford does a satisfactory job of trying to explain the devil in the details behind many of society's microeconomic transactions. Like a few of the other reviewers, I did find the text to be a bit dry, but maybe it's a... more info
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Interesting and engaging
Nutshell review - Like several other books in this same vein the Undercover Economist provides interesting and engaging insights into the "dismal" science. A worthwhile read for us armchair-economists.
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Witty, engaging and informative
This is a fun book. Hartford treats his topic in a lighthearted way that keeps the reader engaged. I also appreciate his ability to take complex economic theories and make them easy to understand thru the use of clear examples.
Sometimes, Hartford gets overly detailed. Those passages are a drag on the book. In addition, Hartford's discussion of rich/poor countries does not capture the incredibly complex systems that make up a national economy. The whole comparison of Cameroon and China is a bit... more info
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