50 inventions that have created a modern economy. From plow and paper to passport and barcode
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About the book
"Economist under the cover of" Tim Harford fascinatingly talks about 50 things, ideas and tools that have formed the modern economy and the world.
Imagine that there was a disaster. The end of civilization has come. Our complex, confusing modern world is no longer. It doesn’t matter what exactly happened-maybe Pork flu, maybe a nuclear war, an invasion of killer robots or a zombie apocalypse. Now imagine that you were lucky enough to be among the few survivors. You don"t have a phone - and who to call? No Internet. No electricity. There is no fuel either.
Forty years ago, a science historian James Burke used such a scenario in the documentary television series Conneptions and asked a simple question: where to start if you suddenly find yourself among the fragments of the modern world and you have no access to the life -giving power of advanced technologies? How not to fade off your life and smoldering coals of civilization?
Answer - pick up the plow. A simple, but revolutionary thing. After all, it was the plow that gave an impetus to the development of civilization and economics, and thanks to this, modern life with all its joys and sorrows: an abundance of high -quality food, a quick search on the Internet, good pure drinking water, interesting computer games and at the same time pollution of water and atmospheres, scams and scams and scams and scams and atmospheres. fraud, as well as tedious, hard work, or, conversely, unemployment.
This book (based on a series of programs of Tim Harford for the BBC radio) covers some exciting details of the functioning of the world economy on the example of fifty specific inventions, including paper, barcodes, intellectual property and writing. Fifty inventions described in this book formed our economy not because they allowed products to produce products cheaper and in more quantities. It’s just that each of them touched on a complex network of economic ties: sometimes confused, sometimes torn old interweaving, and sometimes created completely new patterns.
In each case, Tim Harford considers the invention itself, and then in a wider context shows non -obvious connections. This helps to find out the answer to some unexpected questions.
What is the connection between Elton John and Blindow clerk?
What American discovery was for forty years in Japan and how did it affect the careers of Japanese women?
Why did the police believe that in 1803 could the London killer be executed twice, and how is this due to portable electronics?
How did the modernization of the monetary system destroy the Westminster Palace?
What does the chairman of the Federal Reserve System Junet Yellen and the great Mongolian Khan Khubilai have in common?
For whom this book
For everyone who is interested in economics and history.
For those who want to better understand how the world works.
For everyone who loves fascinating cognitive books.
About the author
Tim Harford is the author of the bestsellers "economist under the guise" and "Logic of Life", a member of the editorial council of Financial Times and the author of the column "Dear Economist". Tim is the author of articles in Forbes and other business publications, a permanent guest of intellectual shows. He worked at the World Bank and taught in Oxford
"Economist under the cover of" Tim Harford fascinatingly talks about 50 things, ideas and tools that have formed the modern economy and the world.
Imagine that there was a disaster. The end of civilization has come. Our complex, confusing modern world is no longer. It doesn’t matter what exactly happened-maybe Pork flu, maybe a nuclear war, an invasion of killer robots or a zombie apocalypse. Now imagine that you were lucky enough to be among the few survivors. You don"t have a phone - and who to call? No Internet. No electricity. There is no fuel either.
Forty years ago, a science historian James Burke used such a scenario in the documentary television series Conneptions and asked a simple question: where to start if you suddenly find yourself among the fragments of the modern world and you have no access to the life -giving power of advanced technologies? How not to fade off your life and smoldering coals of civilization?
Answer - pick up the plow. A simple, but revolutionary thing. After all, it was the plow that gave an impetus to the development of civilization and economics, and thanks to this, modern life with all its joys and sorrows: an abundance of high -quality food, a quick search on the Internet, good pure drinking water, interesting computer games and at the same time pollution of water and atmospheres, scams and scams and scams and scams and atmospheres. fraud, as well as tedious, hard work, or, conversely, unemployment.
This book (based on a series of programs of Tim Harford for the BBC radio) covers some exciting details of the functioning of the world economy on the example of fifty specific inventions, including paper, barcodes, intellectual property and writing. Fifty inventions described in this book formed our economy not because they allowed products to produce products cheaper and in more quantities. It’s just that each of them touched on a complex network of economic ties: sometimes confused, sometimes torn old interweaving, and sometimes created completely new patterns.
In each case, Tim Harford considers the invention itself, and then in a wider context shows non -obvious connections. This helps to find out the answer to some unexpected questions.
What is the connection between Elton John and Blindow clerk?
What American discovery was for forty years in Japan and how did it affect the careers of Japanese women?
Why did the police believe that in 1803 could the London killer be executed twice, and how is this due to portable electronics?
How did the modernization of the monetary system destroy the Westminster Palace?
What does the chairman of the Federal Reserve System Junet Yellen and the great Mongolian Khan Khubilai have in common?
For whom this book
For everyone who is interested in economics and history.
For those who want to better understand how the world works.
For everyone who loves fascinating cognitive books.
About the author
Tim Harford is the author of the bestsellers "economist under the guise" and "Logic of Life", a member of the editorial council of Financial Times and the author of the column "Dear Economist". Tim is the author of articles in Forbes and other business publications, a permanent guest of intellectual shows. He worked at the World Bank and taught in Oxford
Author:
Author:Tim Harford
Cover:
Cover:Soft
Category:
- Category:Business & Money
- Category:Science & Math
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Myth. Obroys
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-00117-966-5
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