The prosperity of vice : a worried view of economics

The prosperity of vice : a worried view of economics / Daniel Cohen ; translated by Susan Emanuel.

How violence, rather than peace, has historically accompanied prosperity; and why emerging nations seem poised to repeat the tragic history of the industrialized world.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Cohen, Daniel, 1953- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2012.
Subjects:	Economics > History. Economics > Sociological aspects. Economic development. economic development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development. Economic development Economics Economics > Sociological aspects History
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Table of Contents:

Genesis
Birth of the modern world
Malthus' law
Unbound Prometheus
Perpetual growth
The economic consequences of the war
The great crisis and its lessons
The golden age and its crisis
The end of solidarities
War and peace
The return of India and China
The end of history and the West
The ecological crash
The financial crash
The weightless economy
Conclusion
Notes
Index.