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Description: Fifty Things that Made the Modern Economy by Tim Harford Fifty Things that Shaped the Modern Economy paints the epic picture of economic change in an intimate way, by telling the stories of tools and ideas that had far-reaching and unexpected consequences. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Based on the series produced for the BBC World ServiceWho 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 planets 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 whats 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 Harfords fascinating new book has its own curious, surprising and memorable story, a vignette against a grand backdrop. Step by step, readers will start to understand where we are, how we got here, and where we might be going next.Hidden connections will be laid bare: how the barcode undermined family corner shops; why the gramophone widened inequality; how barbed wire shaped America. Well meet the characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, or were ruined by them. Well trace the economic principles that help to explain their transformative effects. And well ask what lessons we can learn to make wise use of future inventions, in a world where the pace of innovation will only accelerate. Notes Accompanying the coming series produced for the BBC World Service, Tim Harford looks at how Bitcoin, canal locks, the jumbo jet and forty-seven others played a part in establishing modern economic realities, exposing surprising stories and chains of ramifications. Flap A Financial Times and Bloomberg Business Week Book of the Year Constantly surprising. It brims with innovations I didnt know about, as well as ones I thought I knew about but did not The Times From the tally-stick to Bitcoin, the canal lock to the jumbo jet, each invention in Tim Harfords fascinating new book has its own curious, surprising and memorable story, a vignette against a grand backdrop. Step by step, readers will start to understand where we are, how we got here, and where we might be going next. Packed with fascinating detail . . . Harford has an engagingly wry style and his book is a superb introduction to some of the most vital products of human ingenuity Sunday Times Harfords richness of detail bespeaks skill both as an economic analyst and as a popular commentator. His sections on barbed wire, passports, the contraceptive pill, infant formula, the bar code and even that IKEA staple, the Billy bookcase, are well researched, racily written and genuinely thought-provoking . . . This is an entertaining book that might distract you from your gramophone for more than an evening and will find a secure place beside Harfords other books on your Billy bookcase Times Literary Supplement Author Biography Tim Harford is a senior columnist at the Financial Times, and his writing has appeared everywhere from Esquire and Wired to the Washington Post and the New York Times. His previous books include Adapt, The Logic of Life, the million-selling The Undercover Economist, Dear Undercover Economist and The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. Harford is a visiting fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford, was named Economics Commentator of the Year in 2014 and won the Royal Statistical Society Journalistic Excellence Award 2015 and the Society of Business Economists Writing Prize 2014-15. On BBC Radio 4, Harford presents More or Less, which was commended by the Royal Statistical Society for excellence in journalism each year from 2010 to 2014. He has spoken about his ideas at TED and at the Sydney Opera House. Review Short chapters are a delight in this frenetic age . . . Best of all, the book is constantly surprising. It brims with innovations I didnt know about, as well as ones I thought I knew about but did not - The Times Long Description Based on the series produced for the BBC World Service 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 planets 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 whats 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 Harfords fascinating new book has its own curious, surprising and memorable story, a vignette against a grand backdrop. Step by step, readers will start to understand where we are, how we got here, and where we might be going next.Hidden connections will be laid bare: how the barcode undermined family corner shops; why the gramophone widened inequality; how barbed wire shaped America. Well meet the characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, or were ruined by them. Well trace the economic principles that help to explain their transformative effects. And well ask what lessons we can learn to make wise use of future inventions, in a world where the pace of innovation will only accelerate. Review Quote Short chapters are a delight in this frenetic age . . . Best of all, the book is constantly surprising. It brims with innovations I didnt know about, as well as ones I thought I knew about but did not - The Times Promotional "Headline" Fifty Things that Shaped the Modern Economy paints the epic picture of economic change in an intimate way, by telling the stories of tools and ideas that had far-reaching and unexpected consequences. Details ISBN0349142637 Author Tim Harford Pages 352 Publisher Little, Brown Book Group Year 2018 ISBN-10 0349142637 ISBN-13 9780349142630 Format Paperback Imprint Abacus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 330.9 Media Book Language English UK Release Date 2018-08-02 Publication Date 2018-08-02 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2018-07-30 NZ Release Date 2018-07-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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