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The Sunday Times Bestseller'Tim Harford is one of my favourite writers in the world. His storytelling is gripping but never overdone, his intellectual honesty is rare and inspiring, and his ability to make complex things simple - but not simplistic - is exceptional. How...
'Endlessly insightful and full of surprises - exactly what you would expect from Tim Harford' BILL BRYSON'Entertaining . . . A lively introduction to some of the most ingenious, yet often overlooked inventions that have changed the way we live' The Times'Every Tim...
Based on the series produced for the BBC World ServiceWho thought up paper money? How did the contraceptive pill change the face of the legal profession? Why was the horse collar as important for human progress as the steam engine? How did the humble spreadsheet turn...
'Ranging expertly across business, politics and the arts, Tim Harford makes a compelling case for the creative benefits of disorganization, improvisation and confusion. His liberating message: you'll be more successful if you stop struggling so hard to plan or control...
A million readers bought The Undercover Economist to get the lowdown on how economics works on a small scale, in our everyday lives. Since then, economics has become big news. Crises, austerity, riots, bonuses - all are in the headlines all the time. But how does this...
In Tim Harford's new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, he sets out to explain how the whole world economy works.In this, the ninth chapter from the book, Harford looks at the importance of management in how economies function. Readers should note that this...
In Tim Harford's new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, he sets out to explain how the whole world economy works.In this, the first chapter from the book, Harford provides a user's manual to show the nuts and bolts of what makes an economy tick. Readers should...
In Tim Harford's new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, he sets out to explain how the whole world economy works.In this, the second chapter from the book, Harford shows what we can learn from one particular recession that began in the early 1970s and was...
In Tim Harford's new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, he sets out to explain how the whole world economy works.In this, the sixth chapter from the book, Harford shows what a recession in a prison camp can tell us about how classical economists think. Readers...
Everything we know about solving the world's problems is wrong. Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders. In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try againIn this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the world's most complex and important...
Who makes most money from the demand for cappuccinos early in the morning at Waterloo Station? Why is it impossible to get a foot on the property ladder? How does the Mafia make money from laundries when street gangs pushing drugs don't?Who really benefits from...
Truly eye-opening . . . There is almost no situation that Harford cannot dissect with his sharp economist's tools . . . economics has never been this cool' NEW STATESMANIf humans are so clever, why do we smoke and gamble, or take drugs, or fall in love? Is this really...
Are there tangible benefits in flossing? Is it wrong to fake orgasms? What does the perfect online dating ad look like? Should we bother doing the ironing? Is it really impossible to buy the perfect Christmas gift? (Other than this book, of course.)Economists might not...
Publication originale : Little, Brown, 2017.Traduit de l’anglais par Laurent Bury. La charrue, l’ampoule électrique, la pilule contraceptive, l’argent liquide, le code-barre, l’air conditionné, l’Etat-providence, le béton, le plastique … : comment chacune de ces...
Ce volume regroupe deux livres parus originellement en anglais en 2006 (mise à jour en 2013) et 2013, sous les titres The Undercover Economist et The Undercover Economist Strikes Back. Le premier s’est vendu à plus d’un million d’exemplaires et a été traduit en plus de...
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