Fifty things that made the modern economy / Tim Harford.
By: Harford, Tim
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BookPlace of publication: LondonPublisher: AbacusDate of publication: 2018Description: 343 pages: 20 cm.ISBN: 9780349142630.Subject(s): Inventions -- Economic aspects | Technological innovations -- Economic aspects | Economic historyDDC classification: 609 H278 2018 Summary: From the tally-stick to the barcode, concrete to cuneiform, each invention in Tim Harford's 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.
(From the back cover)
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Includes notes and index.
From the tally-stick to the barcode, concrete to cuneiform, each invention in Tim Harford's 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.
(From the back cover)
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