Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy (Harford Tim); Abacus, 2018

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?From the tally-stick to Bitcoin, the canal lock to the jumbo jet, each invention in Tim Harford's fascinating new book has its own curious,...

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Параметр	Значение
ISBN	978-0-349-14263-0
Автор(ы)	Harford Tim
Автор	Harford T.
Авторы	Harford T.
Вес	0.27
Возрастное ограничение	16+
Год издания	2018
Год публикации	2023
Жанр	мировая экономика
Издатель	Abacus
Издательство	Abacus
Кол-во страниц	343
Количество книг	1
Количество страниц	343
Обложка	мягкая обложка
Переплет	Мягкий
Переплёт	мягкий
Размеры	12,60 см × 19,90 см × 2,20 см
Страниц	343
Тематика	Прикладная и научно-популярная литература
Тип обложки	мягкая
Формат	84х108/32
Язык	Английский