Book Review: The Economics of Social Problems by Julian Le Grand and Ray Robinson
Reviewed by Anastasia S. We give it: ***
Ignore the boring title; this book is about economics explaining some of the everyday problems of our lives and revealing the reasons for which they occur. It can challenge a person's view on what is fair and what is not as well as change our view of the world around us as we begin to understand the hidden motives of certain people's behaviour. It is like going on a little discovery trip.
This, of course, is an amazing book for anybody who is remotely interested in economics because it explores economics in a very exciting manner and tackles specific issues rather than droning on generally about economic terms the way our textbooks do. This will also be handy for anybody interested in politics because it explores the activity of the government or its attempts to combat injustice and poverty. Take your time to read this book carefully because certain things are not obvious and you don't really understand that you have come across a new concept until you have thought about it.
I would recommend this book for adult bookworms because although it claims that there is no need of prior economic knowledge it is more comprehensible if you do know a thing or two. I would rate this book as three stars because it has been written by Julian Le Grand and Ray Robinson who have taught at places like the London School of Economics.
Also it is important to note that this book was written in the '80s so one must keep things in perspective. Furthermore because it was written in the '80s I'm not sure that you would find this book on the internet -- for such unique antiques we have our school library, which stocks such rarities even though people don't read them (which is truly a pity). Check this one out. It's worth it!
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