The Resource Fifty things that made the modern economy, Tim Harford
Fifty things that made the modern economy, Tim Harford
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- Summary
- 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. How can we make sense of this bewildering system on which our lives depend? Hidden connections will be laid bare: how the barcode undermined family corner shops; why the gramophone widened inequality; how barbed wire shaped America. We'll meet the characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, or were ruined by them. We'll trace the economic principles that help to explain their transformative effects. And we'll ask what lessons we can learn to make wise use of future inventions, in a world where the pace of innovation will only accelerate
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Contents
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- 1.The Plough
- Introduction
- I.Winners and Losers
- 2.The Gramophone
- 3.Barbed Wire
- 4.Seller Feedback
- 5.Google Search
- 6.Passports
- 7.Robots
- 8.The Welfare State
- II.Reinventing How We Live
- 9.Infant Formula
- 10.TV Dinners
- 11.The Pill
- 12.Video Games
- 13.Market Research
- 14.Air Conditioning
- 15.Department Stores
- III.Inventing New Systems
- 16.The Dynamo
- 17.The Shipping Container
- 18.The Barcode
- 19.The Cold Chain
- 20.Tradable Debt and the Tally Stick
- 21.Billy Bookcase
- 22.The Elevator
- IV.Ideas About Ideas
- 23.Cuneiform
- 24.Public Key Cryptography
- 25.Double-Entry Bookkeeping
- 26.Limited Liability Companies
- 27.Management Consulting
- 28.Intellectual Property
- 29.The Compiler
- V.Where Do Inventions Come From?
- 30.The iPhone
- 31.Diesel Engines
- 32.Clocks
- 33.The Haber-Bosch Process
- 34.Radar
- 35.Batteries
- 36.Plastic
- VI.The Visible Hand
- 37.The Bank
- 38.Razors and Blades
- 39.Tax Havens
- 40.Leaded Petrol
- 41.Antibiotics in Farming
- 42.M-Pesa
- 43.Property Registers
- VII.Inventing the Wheel
- 44.Paper
- 45.Index Funds
- 46.The S-bend
- 47.Paper Money
- 48.Concrete
- 49.Insurance
- Conclusion: Looking forward
- 50.Epilogue: The Light Bulb
- Isbn
- 9781408709122
- Label
- Fifty things that made the modern economy
- Title
- Fifty things that made the modern economy
- Statement of responsibility
- Tim Harford
- Title variation
- 50 things that made the modern economy
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. How can we make sense of this bewildering system on which our lives depend? Hidden connections will be laid bare: how the barcode undermined family corner shops; why the gramophone widened inequality; how barbed wire shaped America. We'll meet the characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, or were ruined by them. We'll trace the economic principles that help to explain their transformative effects. And we'll ask what lessons we can learn to make wise use of future inventions, in a world where the pace of innovation will only accelerate
- Cataloging source
- NJB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1973-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harford, Tim
- Dewey number
- 330
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- World economics
- Economic development
- Inventions
- Economic history
- Inventions
- Economics
- Economics
- Economics
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Fifty things that made the modern economy, Tim Harford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- still image
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- sti
- txt
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1.The Plough -- Introduction -- I.Winners and Losers -- 2.The Gramophone -- 3.Barbed Wire -- 4.Seller Feedback -- 5.Google Search -- 6.Passports -- 7.Robots -- 8.The Welfare State -- II.Reinventing How We Live -- 9.Infant Formula -- 10.TV Dinners -- 11.The Pill -- 12.Video Games -- 13.Market Research -- 14.Air Conditioning -- 15.Department Stores -- III.Inventing New Systems -- 16.The Dynamo -- 17.The Shipping Container -- 18.The Barcode -- 19.The Cold Chain -- 20.Tradable Debt and the Tally Stick -- 21.Billy Bookcase -- 22.The Elevator -- IV.Ideas About Ideas -- 23.Cuneiform -- 24.Public Key Cryptography -- 25.Double-Entry Bookkeeping -- 26.Limited Liability Companies -- 27.Management Consulting -- 28.Intellectual Property -- 29.The Compiler -- V.Where Do Inventions Come From? -- 30.The iPhone -- 31.Diesel Engines -- 32.Clocks -- 33.The Haber-Bosch Process -- 34.Radar -- 35.Batteries -- 36.Plastic -- VI.The Visible Hand -- 37.The Bank -- 38.Razors and Blades -- 39.Tax Havens -- 40.Leaded Petrol -- 41.Antibiotics in Farming -- 42.M-Pesa -- 43.Property Registers -- VII.Inventing the Wheel -- 44.Paper -- 45.Index Funds -- 46.The S-bend -- 47.Paper Money -- 48.Concrete -- 49.Insurance -- Conclusion: Looking forward -- 50.Epilogue: The Light Bulb
- Control code
- 000060537019
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408709122
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2017431432
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)999383401
- Label
- Fifty things that made the modern economy, Tim Harford
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- still image
- text
- Content type code
-
- sti
- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1.The Plough -- Introduction -- I.Winners and Losers -- 2.The Gramophone -- 3.Barbed Wire -- 4.Seller Feedback -- 5.Google Search -- 6.Passports -- 7.Robots -- 8.The Welfare State -- II.Reinventing How We Live -- 9.Infant Formula -- 10.TV Dinners -- 11.The Pill -- 12.Video Games -- 13.Market Research -- 14.Air Conditioning -- 15.Department Stores -- III.Inventing New Systems -- 16.The Dynamo -- 17.The Shipping Container -- 18.The Barcode -- 19.The Cold Chain -- 20.Tradable Debt and the Tally Stick -- 21.Billy Bookcase -- 22.The Elevator -- IV.Ideas About Ideas -- 23.Cuneiform -- 24.Public Key Cryptography -- 25.Double-Entry Bookkeeping -- 26.Limited Liability Companies -- 27.Management Consulting -- 28.Intellectual Property -- 29.The Compiler -- V.Where Do Inventions Come From? -- 30.The iPhone -- 31.Diesel Engines -- 32.Clocks -- 33.The Haber-Bosch Process -- 34.Radar -- 35.Batteries -- 36.Plastic -- VI.The Visible Hand -- 37.The Bank -- 38.Razors and Blades -- 39.Tax Havens -- 40.Leaded Petrol -- 41.Antibiotics in Farming -- 42.M-Pesa -- 43.Property Registers -- VII.Inventing the Wheel -- 44.Paper -- 45.Index Funds -- 46.The S-bend -- 47.Paper Money -- 48.Concrete -- 49.Insurance -- Conclusion: Looking forward -- 50.Epilogue: The Light Bulb
- Control code
- 000060537019
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- 343 pages
- Isbn
- 9781408709122
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Lccn
- 2017431432
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
- (OCoLC)999383401
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