summary: economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and also offer solutions to them. Partha dasgupta, combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, describes the lives of two children who live very different lives in different parts of the world: in the mid-west usa and in ethiopia. He compares the obstacles they face and the processes that shape their lives, their families, and their futures. He shows how economics uncovers these processes, finds explanations for them, and how it forms policies and solutions. Along the way, dasgupta provides an intelligent and accessible introduction to key economic factors and concepts such as individual choices, national policies, efficiency, equity, development, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Hakkinda seri̇si̇: oxford university press'ın çok kısa girişler serisi, hemen hemen her konu alanında yüzlerce başlık içerir. Bu cep boyutu kitaplar, yeni bir konuda hızlı bir şekilde ilerlemenin mükemmel bir yoludur. Uzman yazarlarımız, ilgi çekici ve zorlu konuları son derece okunabilir hale getirmek için gerçekleri, analizleri, bakış açılarını, yeni fikirleri ve coşkuyu birleştirir.