The Nature of Economies
$37.18
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 April 2001
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375702433 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0375702431 |
| Author: | Jane Jacobs |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 April 2001 |
| Weight: | 214g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 12mm |
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“Provocative…engaging…. [Jacobs] is the archetypal iconoclast.“TheBoston Book Review
“Provocative…engaging…. [Jacobs] is the archetypal iconoclast.”-The Boston Book Review
About The Author
Jane Jacobs
Jane Jacobs was the legendary author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a work that has never gone out of print and that has transformed the disciplines of urban planning and city architecture. Her other major works include The Economy of Cities, Systems of Survival, The Nature of Economies and Dark Age Ahead. She died in 2006.
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