Books by Professor Tim Harcourt

Offers a lively and informative guide to the complexities of the global economy and how to navigate it. Is Japan running out of husbands? Is China running out of wives? Did Genghis Khan really invent free trade? And why can't you see the price of a Big Mac at McDonalds in Argentina? In Trading Places, Tim Harcourt takes you around the globe, talking to businesses, governments, union officials and NGOs, taxi drivers and shopkeepers, to understand what makes each economy tick.