The new economics :
Boyle, David, 1958-
The new economics : a bigger picture / David Boyle and Andrew Simms. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009. - xii, 192 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The economic problem -- No wealth but life : a brief history of the new economics -- Measurement : why is an apparently poor Pacific island at the top of the happy planet index? -- Money : why did China pay for the Iraq War? -- Markets : why has London traffic always travelled at 12mph? -- Life : why do modern Britons work harder than medieval peasants? -- Resources : why are Cuban mechanics the best in the world? -- Trade : why does Britain import the same number of chocolate waffles as it exports? -- Community : why do fewer people vote when there is a Wal-Mart nearby? -- Debt : why are Malawi villagers paying the mortgages of Surbiton stockbrokers? -- The future.
9781844076758 (hc) 184407675X (hc)
2009022798
GBA8E1578 bnb
014858017 Uk
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Well-being.
Sustainable development.
HB74.P8 / B65 2009
330
The new economics : a bigger picture / David Boyle and Andrew Simms. - London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009. - xii, 192 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The economic problem -- No wealth but life : a brief history of the new economics -- Measurement : why is an apparently poor Pacific island at the top of the happy planet index? -- Money : why did China pay for the Iraq War? -- Markets : why has London traffic always travelled at 12mph? -- Life : why do modern Britons work harder than medieval peasants? -- Resources : why are Cuban mechanics the best in the world? -- Trade : why does Britain import the same number of chocolate waffles as it exports? -- Community : why do fewer people vote when there is a Wal-Mart nearby? -- Debt : why are Malawi villagers paying the mortgages of Surbiton stockbrokers? -- The future.
9781844076758 (hc) 184407675X (hc)
2009022798
GBA8E1578 bnb
014858017 Uk
Economics--Psychological aspects.
Well-being.
Sustainable development.
HB74.P8 / B65 2009
330