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The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

The Logic of Life: The Rational Economics of an Irrational World

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Product Code:
504-01
ISBN
978-954-321-595-9
SKU
14.0039
Year
22-10-2009
Translation
from English: Ralica Derilova
Pages
304
Size
140/215 мм
Weight
0.39 kg
Cover Type
Paperback
Genre
Relationships, Influence & Persuasion, Intelligence, Personal Development, Brain & Thinking, Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication, Consciousness & Subconsciousness

Tim Harford

Tim Harford

Tim Harford (born 27 September 1973) is an English economist and journalist who lives in London.He is the author of four economics books and writes his longrunning Financial Times column, "The Undercover Economist", syndicated in Slatemagazine, which reveals the economic ideas behind everyday experiences. His new column, "Since you asked", offers a sceptical look at the news of the week. Harford w…

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Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other. Love seems irrational, and so does divorce. On a larger scale, life seems no fairer or easier to fathom: Why do some neighborhoods thrive and others become ghettos? Why is racism so persistent? Why is your idiot boss paid a fortune for sitting behind a mahogany altar? Thorny questions-and you might be surprised to hear the answers coming from an economist.

But award-winning journalist Tim Harford likes to spring surprises. In this deftly reasoned book, he argues that life is logical after all. Under the surface of everyday insanity, hidden incentives are at work, and Harford shows these incentives emerging in the most unlikely places.

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