Nature : An Economic History /

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From humans to hermit crabs to deep water plankton, all living things compete for locally limiting resources. This universal truth unites three bodies of thought--economics, evolution, and history--that have developed largely in mutual isolation. Here, Geerat Vermeij undertakes a groundbreaking and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vermeij, Geerat J., 1946- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2004.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Analogie.
Natuur.
Economie.
Economische aspecten.
Natuurlijke historie.
Competition (Psychology)
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Evolution.
Competition (Psychologie)
Sciences naturelles > Aspect economique.
Evolution
Economic Competition
Competitive Behavior
Natural history > Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Economy and evolution : a road map
  • The evolving economy
  • Human and nonhuman economies compared
  • The economics of everyday : consumption and the role of enemies in nature
  • The economics of everyday : production and the role of resources
  • The ingredients of power and opportunity : technology and organization
  • The ingredients of power and opportunity : the environment
  • The geography of power and innovation
  • Breaking down and building up : the role of disturbance
  • Patterns in history : toward greater reach and power
  • The future of growth and power
  • The geological time scale.

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