The infinite desire for growth /

"Leading economist Daniel Cohen provides a whirlwind tour of the history of economic growth, from the early days of civilization to modern times, underscoring what is so unsettling today. The new digital economy is establishing a "zero-cost" production model, inexpensive software is t...

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Autor Principal: Cohen, Daniel, 1953- (Author)
Outros autores: Todd, Jane Marie, 1957- (Translator)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:inglés
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Publicado: 2018
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I. The origin of growth. The human species ; Exodus ; November 13, 2026 ; The invention of money ; The theft of history ; From the closed world to the infinite universe
  • Part II. The future, the future! The singularity is near ; Whither human labor? ; Vanishing growth: ; Marx in Hollywood ; Capital at the dawn of the twenty-first century ; De collapsus novum
  • Part III. Rethinking progress. The (new) great transformation ; Economics and culture ; The elusive quest of happiness ; The double bind of work and autonomy ; Social endogamy.