Nature : : An Economic History /

Nature : : An Economic History / / Geerat J. Vermeij.

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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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Vermeij, Geerat J.,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2009]
©2004
Year of Publication:2009
Edition:Course Book
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (464 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Economy and Evolution: A Road Map
  • Chapter 2. The Evolving Economy
  • Chapter 3. Human and Nonhuman Economies Compared
  • Chapter 4. The Economics of Everyday: Consumption and the Role of Enemies in Nature
  • Chapter 5. The Economics of Everyday: Production and the Role of Resources
  • Chapter 6. The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: Technology and Organization
  • Chapter 7. The Ingredients of Power and Opportunity: The Environment
  • Chapter 8. The Geography of Power and Innovation
  • Chapter 9. Breaking Down and Building Up: The Role of Disturbance
  • Chapter 10. Patterns in History: Toward Greater Reach and Power
  • Chapter 11. The Future of Growth and Power
  • Appendix 1. Abbreviations
  • Appendix 2. The Geological Time Scale
  • Notes
  • Literature Cited
  • Index

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