Invisible wealth :: the hidden story of how markets work /

The discipline of economics is not what it used to be. Over the last few decades, economists have begun a revolutionary reorientation in how we look at the world, and this has major implications for politics, policy, and our everyday lives. For years, conventional economists told us an incomplete st...

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Main Author: Kling, Arnold S.
Other Authors: Schulz, Nick, 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Encounter Books, ©2011.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The discipline of economics is not what it used to be. Over the last few decades, economists have begun a revolutionary reorientation in how we look at the world, and this has major implications for politics, policy, and our everyday lives. For years, conventional economists told us an incomplete story that leaned on the comfortable precision of mathematical abstraction and ignored the complexity of the real world with all of its uncertainties, unknowns, and ongoing evolution. What economists left out of the story were the positive forces of creativity, innovation, and advancing technology tha.
Item Description:Originally published in hardback in 2009 as: From poverty to prosperity : intangible assets, hidden liabilities and the lasting triumph over scarcity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 318 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781594035425
1594035423
1283263866
9781283263863

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