The birth of plenty how the prosperity of the modern world was created / William J. Bernstein.

Author/creator Bernstein, William J.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : McGraw-Hill,
Descriptionxii, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents A hypothesis of wealth -- Property -- Reason -- Capital -- Power, speed, and light -- Synthesis of growth -- The winners : Holland and England -- Runners-up -- The last -- God, culture, mammon, and the hedonic treadmill -- The great trade-off -- Mammon and Mars : the winner's curse -- The end of growth? -- When, where, and whither.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 387-401) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2003026155
ISBN0071421920 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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