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Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: A groundbreaking look at how the science of complex systems is changing economics. Economics has for decades claimed that the economy is a rational, stable, efficient machine, governed by well-understood laws. Mathematician David Orrell traces the history of this idea from ancient Greece to the financial centres of London and New York, showing exactly how it is mistaken — and then brilliantly…

Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Brand-new INTRODUCING guide to the subject that really makes the world go round. Economics was described by the English economist Lionel Robbins in 1935 as 'the science of scarcity' but these days economics is everywhere, and it's never been more popular — as bestselling books such as Freakanomics attest. But what is economics really all about? What do the great economists think, and what can…