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100 _aLeigh, Andrew
245 _aThe shortest history of economics
_cby Andrew Leigh.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bPicador,
_c©2024
300 _avi, 228 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c20 cm.
505 _t1. Out of Africa and into agriculture
_t 2. The Grand Canal, the printing press and the plague
_t3. The age of sail
_t4. The industrial revolution and the wealth of nations
_t5. Trade, travel and technology take off
_t6. Economic models and the modern factory
_t7. World War I and the Depression
_t8. World War II and Bretton Woods
_t9. The glorious thirty?
_t10. Markets, markets everywhere
_t11. Inflation targeting and inequality
_t12. Hot markets and a hotter planet
_t13. The pandemic and beyond
_t14. Economics: past, present and future.
520 _aThis small book tells a big story. From ancient times to the modern world, The Shortest History of Economics unearths the hidden economic forces behind war, innovation and social transformation. It traces how capitalism and the market system emerged, and introduces the key ideas and people who shaped the discipline of economics.
650 _aEconomic history (Australia)
650 _aCapitalism
650 _aEconomic history
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