Leigh, Andrew

How economics explains the world : a short history of humanity / Andrew Leigh. - New York : Mariner , 2024. - 228 pages : illustration ; 18 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-216) and index.


1. Out of Africa and into Agriculture -- 2. The Grand Canal, the Printing Press and the Plague -- 3. The Age of Sail -- 4. The Industrial Revolution and the Wealth of Nations -- 5. Trade, Travel and Technology Take Off -- 6. Economic Models and the Modern Factory -- 7. World War I and the Depression -- 8. World War II and Bretton Woods -- 9. The Glorious Thirty? -- 10. Markets, Markets Everywhere -- 11. Inflation Targeting and Inequality -- 12. Hot Markets and a Hotter Planet -- 13. The Pandemic and Beyond -- 14. Economics : Past, Present and Future.


9780063383784


Economics--History
Economics--Sociological aspects
Civilization--Economic aspects
World history--Economic aspects

330.09 / LEI