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'The Jungle Book' offers an unconventional tool for undergraduate economics education
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Research in the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education argues that "The Jungle Book" can serve as an unconventional teaching tool for undergraduate economics, using the original stories by Rudyard Kipling as well as Disney film adaptations to introduce concepts ranging from scarcity and sustainability to happiness and development.
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