Young people take a passionate interest in all aspects of economics. They are deeply concerned about global issues whether to do with climate or equality and fairness. This book focuses with great clarity on the basics and uses the most colourful examples to make the points. Never one to try and fob off his young readership with bitesize snippets, the father of four kids goes for the big picture and highlights the key connections, explaining in the most engaging and entertaining way how it all fits together.

Here are some pointers:

Money and banks: the invention of money, how it proliferates, why it can lose value and what roles the banks play. 

Companies and markets: From an invention to a business idea to a full-scale enterprise

Buying and selling: Contracts, pitfalls and how to smart with savings

Career choices: Why your income isn’t everything, but no income brings you nothing

Winners and losers: Global inequality, fair trade and sustainability

Outlook: a house, a car and a pension, and other stuff you can do with your money