In 100 years : leading economists predict the future /
In this book, ten prominent economists--including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates--offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century. In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and w...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
The MIT Press,
[2013]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | In this book, ten prominent economists--including Nobel laureates and several likely laureates--offer their ideas about the world of the twenty-second century. In scenarios that range from the optimistic to the guardedly gloomy, these thinkers consider such topics as the transformation of work and wages, the continuing increase in inequality, the economic rise of China and India, the endlessly repeating cycle of crisis and (projected) recovery, the benefits of technology, the economic consequences of political extremism, and the long-range effects of climate change. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-177) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781461957805 146195780X 9780262320085 0262320088 |