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Autore |
Cohen Daniel <1953-> |
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Titolo |
The prosperity of vice [[electronic resource] ] : a worried view of economics / / Daniel Cohen ; translated by Susan Emanuel |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2012 |
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1-280-49944-3 |
9786613594679 |
0-262-30143-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (237 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economics - History |
Economics - Sociological aspects |
Economic development |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Genesis -- Birth of the modern world -- The law of Malthus -- Unbound Prometheus -- Perpetual growth -- The economic consequences of the war -- The great crisis and its lessons -- The golden age and its crisis -- The end of solidarities -- War and peace -- The return of India and China -- The end of history and the West -- The ecological crash -- The financial crash -- The weightless economy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How violence, rather than peace, has historically accompanied prosperity; and why emerging nations seem poised to repeat the tragic history of the industrialized world. |
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