Hey everyone,
I want to learn more about current affairs: political and economic affairs.
I do read articles on the internet and in newspapers, but I'd like to read bookss that would give me a good introduction to the basics of these things: e.g. left and right wing politics; political ideologies etc.
I have read books from the Very Short Introduction series for other topics of interest; but I believe they aren't really introductions: a lot are simply philosophical writings by Oxford professors who jump into too much detail, and avoid introductions in some cases!
Hence, does anyone recommend good books to start off with? ie. Economics for Dummies, or whatever?
Thanks very much!