The new economics
Subtitle: a bigger picture
By: David Boyle and Andrew Simms.
Contributors: Simms, Andrew, 1965-
Publisher: Earthscan
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; Sterling, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781844076758
Subjects: Economics -- Psychological aspects; Well-being; Sustainable development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The economic problem; title: No wealth but life : a brief history of the new economics; title: Measurement : why is an apparently poor Pacific island at the top of the happy planet index?; title: Money : why did China pay for the Iraq War?; title: Markets : why has London traffic always travelled at 12mph?; title: Life : why do modern Britons work harder than medieval peasants?; title: Resources : why are Cuban mechanics the best in the world?; title: Trade : why does Britain import the same number of chocolate waffles as it exports?; title: Community : why do fewer people vote when there is a Wal-Mart nearby?; title: Debt : why are Malawi villagers paying the mortgages of Surbiton stockbrokers?; title: The future.