The
prosperity of vice
a worried view of economics
Cohen, Daniel
1953-
creator
text
bibliography
mau
Cambridge, Mass
MIT Press
c2012
2012
monographic
eng
spa
xx, 216 p. ; 21 cm.
How violence, rather than peace, has historically accompanied prosperity; and why emerging nations seem poised to repeat the tragic history of the industrialized world.
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.
Daniel Cohen ; translated by Susan Emanuel.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Economics
History
Economics
Sociological aspects
Economic development
Ciencias económicas
Historia
Ciencias económicas
Aspectos sociológicos
HB 75 C678p 2012
330
9780262017305 (hardcover : alk. paper)
026201730X (hardcover : alk. paper)
DLC
110826
20230410142419.0
eng