02013cam a2200337 i 4500 1680520307 TxGeo 20241017120000.0 240605s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780063383784 hbk. 0063383780 hbk. TxGeo rda Leigh, Andrew, author. Shortest history of economics. How economics explains the world : a short history of humanity / Andrew Leigh. New York, NY : Mariner Books, [2024] vi, 228 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Originally published in Australia with title, The shortest history of economics. Includes bibliographical references and index. Out of Africa and into agriculture -- The Grand Canal, and the printing press and the plague -- The age of sail -- The Industrial Revolution and the wealth of nations -- Trade, travel and technology take off -- Economic models and the modern factory -- World War I and the Depression -- World War II and Bretton Woods -- The glorious thirty? -- Markets, markets everywhere -- Inflation targeting and inequality -- Hot markets and a hotter planet -- The pandemic and beyond -- Economics: past, present and future. "In How Economics Explains the World, Harvard-trained economist Andrew Leigh presents a new way to understand the human story. From the dawn of agriculture to AI, here is story of how ingenuity, greed, and desire for betterment have, to an astonishing degree, determined our past, present, and future."-- From the publisher. 20241030. Economics History. Economics Sociological aspects. Civilization Economic aspects. World history Economic aspects. QS5