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100	1		_aHarford Tim _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aFifty things that made the modern economy / _cTim Harford.
246	3		_a50 things that made the modern economy.
260			_aNEW DELHI _bPENGUIN _c2017
300			_a343 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 293-328) and index.
520			_a"From the tally-stick to Bitcoin, the canal lock to the jumbo jet, 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. Hidden connections will be laid bare: how the barcode undermined family corner shops; why the gramophone widened inequality; how barbed wire shaped America. We'll meet the characters who developed some of these inventions, profited from them, or were ruined by them. We'll trace the economic principles that help to explain their transformative effects. And we'll ask what lessons we can learn to make wise use of future inventions, in a world where the pace of innovation will only accelerate."--
650		0	_aInventions _xHistory.
650		0	_aEconomic history.
650		7	_aEconomic history. _2fast
650		7	_aInventions _xEconomic aspects. _2fast
650		7	_aTechnological innovations _xEconomic aspects. _2fast
650		7	_aHistory. _2fast
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