ISBN:
9781442235021
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (299 p)
Paralleltitel:
Print version Economics of the Undead : Zombies, Vampires, and the Dismal Science
DDC:
306.70973
Schlagwort(e):
Capitalism -- United States
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Competition -- United States
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Dating (Social customs) -- United States
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Man-woman relationships -- United States
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
〈span〉〈span〉Whether preparing us for economic recovery after the zombie apocalypse, analyzing vampire investment strategies, or illuminating the market forces that affect vampire-human romances, 〈/span〉〈span style=""font-style:italic;""〉Economics of the Undead: Zombies, Vampires, and the Dismal Science〈/span〉〈span〉 gives both seasoned economists and layman readers something to sink their teeth into.〈/span〉〈/span〉〈br /〉〈span〉〈span〉 〈/span〉〈/span〉
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Contents; Introduction: Living Dead and the Modern Economy; Part I: Soulless Mates; 1 Human Girls and Vampire Boys, Part 1; 2 Human Girls and Vampire Boys, Part 2; Part II: Apocalyptonomics; 3 Packing for the Zombie Apocalypse; 4 Eating Brains and Breaking Windows; 5 To Truck, Barter . . . and Eat Your Brains!!!; 6 What Happens Next?; 7 Order, Coordination, and Collective Action among the Undead; Part III: Blood Money; 8 Investing Secrets of the Undead; 9 Zombification Insurance; 10 Monsters of Capital; 11 Trading with the Undead; 12 Buy or Bite?; 13 To Shoot or to Stake, That Is the Question
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
14 Taxation of the UndeadPart IV: The Dead Body Politic; 15 Tragedy of the Blood Commons; 16 Zombies As an Invasive Species; 17 Post-Apocalyptic Law; 18 Brain-Dead vs. Undead; 19 Sinking Our Teeth into Public Policy Economics; 20 Where, Oh Where Have the Vampires Gone?; Part V: Brain Food; 21 The Economics of Bloodlust; 22 Between Gods and Monsters; 23 Killing Time; Pop Culture Bibliography; Notes; Index; Contributor Biographies
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