The Global Economy as You've Never Seen It: 99 Ingenious Infographics That Put It All Together
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- Author：Thomas Ramge
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Summary
An ingeniously conceived tour of the global economy and all its key components， deconstructed piece by piece in 99 illuminating， full-color infographics
The economy is a complex， world-spanning， layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth; one could argue that there’s almost nothing in our lives that isn’t in some way connected to the worlds of business and finance。 And yet few of us truly understand it—even the world’s foremost economists can’t seem to agree on how it runs。
The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It shows how the economy works in 99 brilliantly illustrated infographics that everyone can understand。 From labor to business to finance to theory， and from the things you buy and the way you buy them to the way everything is made， infographic specialist Jan Schwochow and author Thomas Ramge bring to life every facet of the economic web that makes the world go。 With its endlessly varied， information-rich visuals， this book invites us to see the economy differently—and to finally understand how it all fits together。
The economy is a complex， world-spanning， layer-upon-layer-upon-layer behemoth; one could argue that there’s almost nothing in our lives that isn’t in some way connected to the worlds of business and finance。 And yet few of us truly understand it—even the world’s foremost economists can’t seem to agree on how it runs。
The Global Economy as You’ve Never Seen It shows how the economy works in 99 brilliantly illustrated infographics that everyone can understand。 From labor to business to finance to theory， and from the things you buy and the way you buy them to the way everything is made， infographic specialist Jan Schwochow and author Thomas Ramge bring to life every facet of the economic web that makes the world go。 With its endlessly varied， information-rich visuals， this book invites us to see the economy differently—and to finally understand how it all fits together。
Reviews
Breanna
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I skimmed through this book。 It has a lot of interesting topics and pretty graphics。 I hoped to get threw it in a day but ran out of time。 Maybe I will pick it up again。 Some of the graphs did not make sense to me， but I'm not a data scientist or economist so maybe I was reading it wrong。 All in all I enjoyed it。 I skimmed through this book。 It has a lot of interesting topics and pretty graphics。 I hoped to get threw it in a day but ran out of time。 Maybe I will pick it up again。 Some of the graphs did not make sense to me， but I'm not a data scientist or economist so maybe I was reading it wrong。 All in all I enjoyed it。 。。。more
Steve Willey
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Super interesting book with infographics on a wide variety of infographics。
Jerry
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This was a pretty neat book about economics， and how it works。 Reading about this like M1 and M2 types of money were more enjoyable in this format。 There is a lot to take in here， and if it were a textbook， it would be 4 or 5 stars， easy。 My kindle version had some pages that didn't load right， not sure why。 The rest was good， but the breadth of coverage seems odd。 Going from how the Fed works， to then talking about Google， seemed odd。 Still， it was a nice read。 Could have probably been deeper o This was a pretty neat book about economics， and how it works。 Reading about this like M1 and M2 types of money were more enjoyable in this format。 There is a lot to take in here， and if it were a textbook， it would be 4 or 5 stars， easy。 My kindle version had some pages that didn't load right， not sure why。 The rest was good， but the breadth of coverage seems odd。 Going from how the Fed works， to then talking about Google， seemed odd。 Still， it was a nice read。 Could have probably been deeper or more focused in some areas， but enjoyable nonetheless。 。。。more
Cyndi
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This book had some very interesting and educational sections。 It also is a reminder that not everything makes a good infographic。
Dray
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I really liked this book for two reasons。 1 - It is on economics and does a decent job in terms of scope and explanation of a very complicated system and is easy to understand。 2 it uses infographics for the "story" and does a good job there as well。 I've never read a book that is all infographics and it took a little getting used to but I recommend it。 I really liked this book for two reasons。 1 - It is on economics and does a decent job in terms of scope and explanation of a very complicated system and is easy to understand。 2 it uses infographics for the "story" and does a good job there as well。 I've never read a book that is all infographics and it took a little getting used to but I recommend it。 。。。more
Jesse Richards
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This book is a great idea， but out of the 99 infographics， only 25 or so were well-designed。 Out of those， I only found 5 that were excellent and newly insightful。 The rest were overly complicated， showing tons of thinly-related data overlapping in strange ways。 Yes， they're eventually parsible， but they're not telling a good story。 An infographic hasn't succeeded when you find yourself longing for some simple paragraphs of text。 This book is a great idea， but out of the 99 infographics， only 25 or so were well-designed。 Out of those， I only found 5 that were excellent and newly insightful。 The rest were overly complicated， showing tons of thinly-related data overlapping in strange ways。 Yes， they're eventually parsible， but they're not telling a good story。 An infographic hasn't succeeded when you find yourself longing for some simple paragraphs of text。 。。。more
Eric Fritz
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The authors did a lot of research and graphic design work， but for a book that's supposed to be informative it turns into pro-capitalist propaganda in too many places。 The authors did a lot of research and graphic design work， but for a book that's supposed to be informative it turns into pro-capitalist propaganda in too many places。 。。。more
Tyler Kroon
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A masterpiece of data visualization， this book takes the reader through aspects of the global economy， from the individual through the international， and from the dawn of human civilization through the future， all in an accessible， entertaining， and visually stunning manner。 Highly recommend for business/Econ students， or anyone with a passing interest in how the worldwide economy works。
Christa Van
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Only 205 pages？ I thought I could read this in an evening。 But each page is packed with graphs， data， info-graphics。 I couldn't read more than a few pages each night because I had to ponder the information contained。 Great for econ nerds and probably lots of other nerds too。 Only 205 pages？ I thought I could read this in an evening。 But each page is packed with graphs， data， info-graphics。 I couldn't read more than a few pages each night because I had to ponder the information contained。 Great for econ nerds and probably lots of other nerds too。 。。。more
Glenn
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A ton of data。 You will be over-whelmed at times but， at other times， you will stop and read and look and think。
Carly
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This book is captivating and beautiful。 I was lucky enough to have it assigned to me in my microeconomics program， which was helpful for me to visualize some of the concepts in and outside of class。 However， there are major neoclassical economic biases within these pages， and a odd valorization of the entrepreneur。 The author does not highlight the ways in which the white rich are elevated in our economy （access to loans， loans with better rates） compared to people of color who have been systemi This book is captivating and beautiful。 I was lucky enough to have it assigned to me in my microeconomics program， which was helpful for me to visualize some of the concepts in and outside of class。 However， there are major neoclassical economic biases within these pages， and a odd valorization of the entrepreneur。 The author does not highlight the ways in which the white rich are elevated in our economy （access to loans， loans with better rates） compared to people of color who have been systemically ignored or taken advantage of by institutions。 。。。more
Amber
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This book was designed very well， took a very dry subject and made it interesting to read and learn about。
Craigtator
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Lots of purty pictures。 What does the future hold？ Big data！ Bitcoin！ Blockchain！ Elon Musk！
Ron Turner
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Nice giant-size book with a collection of magazine-style infographics about the past， present and future of economics。
Lynn
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As the blurb says， the book is a series of detailed， brilliant， and entertaining infographics that cover every conceivable aspect of the subject。 If you read this， be sure to read everything， including the running headers。 There is an organizational method to it all。
Sue
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It's strange to me， as a late member of the 'boomer' generation， how people these days are so much more visual。 Manga in the form of University textbooks became a very real thing in Japan of the 1990's and I experienced that first hand here at Uni in。 So。 Cal。 as well。 I never imagined/didn't realize how infographics would come to be so important a learning/teaching tool。 As a visual person I love infographics。 They're a fun way to absorb information rapidly （in my case）。 This is a wonderful boo It's strange to me， as a late member of the 'boomer' generation， how people these days are so much more visual。 Manga in the form of University textbooks became a very real thing in Japan of the 1990's and I experienced that first hand here at Uni in。 So。 Cal。 as well。 I never imagined/didn't realize how infographics would come to be so important a learning/teaching tool。 As a visual person I love infographics。 They're a fun way to absorb information rapidly （in my case）。 This is a wonderful book， a great coffee table choice for a moment when my friends faces aren't in their phones。 。。。more
Larry
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This is a pretty fantastic introduction to the economy。 The writing is concise， but complete， and the infographics are generally very clever and informative。 Really a great primer。
Ronda Canary
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