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1 online resource |
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Routledge economics and popular culture series |
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Routledge economics and popular culture.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1776; Molasses to Rum; A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Everybody Ought to Have a Maid; A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder; I Don't Understand the Poor; Better with a Man; Lady Hyacinth Abroad; Annie; We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover; A New Deal for Christmas; Annie Get Your Gun; Anything You Can Do; Anyone Can Whistle; Me and My Town; Avenue Q; What do you do with a BA in English; It Sucks to be Me; Money Song; Beauty and the Beast; Gaston; Big Fish; Closer to Her; I Don't Need a Roof; Billy Elliot |
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SolidarityMerry Christmas Maggie Thatcher; Bonnie and Clyde; What was Good Enough for You; Cabaret; So What; Money; Candide; Make Our Garden Grow; Carousel; When Children are Asleep; Real Nice Clambake; Chicago; When You're Good to Mama; Cinderella; Impossible"" and ""It's Possible; Closer than Ever; Life Story; Curtains the Musical; What Kind of Man; Dames at Sea; Wall Street; Dear World; The Spring of Next Year; Dirty Rotten Scoundrels; Giving Them What They Want; Great Big Stuff; Do I Hear a Waltz?; Bargaining; Evita; And the Money Kept Rolling In; A New Argentina; Fiddler on the Roof |
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TraditionMatchmaker; If I Were a Rich Man; Dear Sweet Sewing Machine; Frozen; Let it Go; Follies; Broadway Baby; Fun Home; Come to the Fun Home; Grease; Beauty School Dropout; Gypsy; You Gotta Get a Gimmick; Hamilton; Alexander Hamilton; BOX: Background on Alexander Hamilton's Significance in U.S. History and Economic Policies; My Shot; You'll be Back; Right Hand Man; Satisfied; Ten Duel Commandments; Guns and Ships; Cabinet Battle #1; Take a Break; Say No to This; The Room Where it Happens; Your Obedient Servant; Hands on a Hardbody; Human Drama Kind of Thing""/ ""If I Had This Truck |
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I'm GoneBorn in Laredo; Used to Be; Happy End; Bilbao Song; Heathers the Musical; Candy Store; Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Sugar Daddy; Hello Dolly; Just Leave Everything to Me; Honeymoon in Vegas; Airport Song; How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying; Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm; The Company Way; I Can Get it For You Wholesale; I'm Not a Well Man; If/Then; A Map of New York; In the Heights; In the Heights; Inutil; 96,000; Pacienca y Fe; Piragua (Reprise); Inside U.S.A.; Rhode Island is Famous for You; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Pharaoh's Dreams Explained |
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Kinky BootsEverybody Say Yeah; Kiss Me Kate; I've Come to Wive it Wealthily in Padua; La La Land; Another Day of Sun; Legally Blonde; Omigod You Guys; What You Want; Blood in the Water; There! Right! There!; Les Misérables; Work Song; At the End of the Day; Lovely Ladies; Master of the House; Stars; Little Shop of Horrors; Dentist!; Made in Dagenham; Everybody Out; Mamma Mia; Money, Money, Money; The Winner Takes it All; Mary Poppins; Fidelity Fiduciary Bank; Matilda; Bruce; My House; Moana; Where You Are; Newsies; Santa Fe (Prologue)"" and ""Santa Fe; The Bottom Line; The World Will Know |
| Summary |
Economics has often been described as "the dismal science," with TV and movies reinforcing this description. However, economics is a powerful tool that can be used to understand how the world works, helping to answer confusing puzzles and solve the world's problems. Surprisingly, Broadway musicals are an excellent way to show this. Featuring classic songs from some of the most popular shows ever produced, along with some hidden gems, Broadway and Economics will be of interest to anybody studying an introductory economics course as well as theatre aficionados. Musicals tell engaging stories through song and many are rich with economic concepts. This book analyzes 161 songs from 90 musicals to explore what they can teach us about supply and demand, monetary policy and numerous other core economic concepts. While some songs have an obvious connection to economics, other connections may seem less apparent. When you hear "Let it Go" from Frozen, does your mind think about a firm's production decisions? After reading this book, it will. Whether showing how Hamilton can illustrate concepts of central banking, or how "Stars" from Les Miserables provides a perfect example of inelastic demand, the author presents complicated topics in an understandable and entertaining way |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Economics -- Case studies
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Musicals -- Economic aspects -- Case studies
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economics -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference.
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Economics
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Electronic books
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Musicals
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Case studies
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Musicals.
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Comédies musicales.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018010981 |
| ISBN |
9781351685733 |
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1351685732 |
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9781315168364 |
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1315168367 |
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9781351685740 |
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1351685740 |
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9781351685726 |
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1351685724 |
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