Nature of Economies

Name: Nature of Economies
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ISBN: 9780375702433

ISBN-10: 0375702431

ISBN-13: 9780375702433

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Authors: Jane Jacobs

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From the revered author of the classic The Death and Life of Great American Cities comes a new book that will revolutionize the way we think about the economy. Starting from the premise that human beings "exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect," Jane Jacobs has focused her singular eye on the natural world in order to discover the fundamental models for a vibrant economy. The lessons she discloses come from fields as diverse as ecology, evolution, and cell biology. Written in the form of a Platonic dialogue among five fictional characters, The Nature of Economies is as astonishingly accessible and clear as it is irrepressibly brilliant and wise–a…

Book details

List price: $15.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/13/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.16" wide x 7.95" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Jane Jacobs lives in Toronto.



Foreword



Damn, Another Ecologist



The Nature of Development



The Nature of Expansion



The Nature of Self-Refueling



Evading Collapse



The Double Nature of Fitness for Survival



Unpredictability



Armbruster's Promise


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index