What If Money Grew On Trees
Consider a world where gold is worthless, everybody earns the same amount, banks do not exist, and international trade is banned. Would our lives be better if all work was fun, debt was wiped out, and anybody could live wherever they wanted? What would happen if we banned commercials, stopped shopping, and rationed carbon? All of these ideas and more are analyzed and debated in this timely new book. At a period when the banking system seems to be failing and the whole idea of capitalism appears to be up for debate, What If Money Grew on Trees? challenges a team of experts to put their minds to 50 speculations on economics. The questions they address turn accepted concepts on their heads, consider what would happen if existing constants were changed, and ask why we do things the way we do. * Presents 50 sideways views on the world of economics, each one written by a leading scholar * Thought-provoking speculations engage the reader while conveying the essential basics * A new way of digesting knowledge that brightens up the
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Consider a world where gold is worthless, everybody earns the same amount, banks do not exist, and international trade is banned. Would our lives be better if all work was fun, debt was wiped out, and anybody could live wherever they wanted? What would happen if we banned commercials, stopped shopping, and rationed carbon? All of these ideas and more are analyzed and debated in this timely new book. At a period when the banking system seems to be failing and the whole idea of capitalism appears to be up for debate, What If Money Grew on Trees? challenges a team of experts to put their minds to 50 speculations on economics. The questions they address turn accepted concepts on their heads, consider what would happen if existing constants were changed, and ask why we do things the way we do. * Presents 50 sideways views on the world of economics, each one written by a leading scholar * Thought-provoking speculations engage the reader while conveying the essential basics * A new way of digesting knowledge that brightens up the
What If Money Grew On Trees
Consider a world where gold is worthless, everybody earns the same amount, banks do not exist, and international trade is banned. Would our lives be better if all work was fun, debt was wiped out, and anybody could live wherever they wanted? What would happen if we banned commercials, stopped shopping, and rationed carbon? All of these ideas and more are analyzed and debated in this timely new book. At a period when the banking system seems to be failing and the whole idea of capitalism appears to be up for debate, What If Money Grew on Trees? challenges a team of experts to put their minds to 50 speculations on economics. The questions they address turn accepted concepts on their heads, consider what would happen if existing constants were changed, and ask why we do things the way we do. * Presents 50 sideways views on the world of economics, each one written by a leading scholar * Thought-provoking speculations engage the reader while conveying the essential basics * A new way of digesting knowledge that brightens up the
Consider a world where gold is worthless, everybody earns the same amount, banks do not exist, and international trade is banned. Would our lives be better if all work was fun, debt was wiped out, and anybody could live wherever they wanted? What would happen if we banned commercials, stopped shopping, and rationed carbon? All of these ideas and more are analyzed and debated in this timely new book. At a period when the banking system seems to be failing and the whole idea of capitalism appears to be up for debate, What If Money Grew on Trees? challenges a team of experts to put their minds to 50 speculations on economics. The questions they address turn accepted concepts on their heads, consider what would happen if existing constants were changed, and ask why we do things the way we do. * Presents 50 sideways views on the world of economics, each one written by a leading scholar * Thought-provoking speculations engage the reader while conveying the essential basics * A new way of digesting knowledge that brightens up the
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ISBN-13: | 9781435157972 |
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Publisher: | Metro Books |
Publication date: | 06/01/2015 |
Pages: | 160 |
Sales rank: | 942,231 |
Product dimensions: | 6.40(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.80(d) |
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