Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy - 352 Pages
352 Pages, Perfect for adults who enjoy the genre of non fiction
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Key Features:
- The world economy defies comprehension.
- A continuously-changing system of immense complexity,
- It offers over ten billion distinct products and services, doubles in size every fifteen years, and links almost every one of the planet's seven billion people.
- It delivers astonishing luxury to hundreds of millions.
- It also leaves hundreds of millions behind, puts tremendous strains on the ecosystem, and has an alarming habit of stalling. Nobody is in charge of it.
- Indeed, no individual understands more than a fraction of what's going on.
Product Description
Based on the series produced for the BBC World Service. Who thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? How did the humble spreadsheet turn the world of finance upside-down? The world economy defies comprehension. A continuously-changing system of immense complexity, it offers over ten billion distinct products and services, doubles in size every fifteen years, and links almost every one of the planet's seven billion people. It delivers astonishing luxury to hundreds of millions. It also leaves hundreds of millions behind, puts tremendous strains on the ecosystem, and has an alarming habit of stalling. Nobody is in charge of it. Indeed, no individual understands more than a fraction of what's going on.
Specifications:
Brand - Hachette UK Distribution Ltd
Title - Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy
Type - Read and Learn
Number of Pages - 352
Language - English
Format - Paperback
Author - Tim Harford
Publishing Dates - 14 September 2018
Publisher - Abacus
Items Included in the Package:
1 Book
Product ID:8703cae382f18
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