Road to riches, or, The wealth of man / Peter Jay
2000, 1st edition. London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #328981
ISBN: 0297643673
Physical description: 383 pages: illustrations (color); 24 cm. Notes: TV tie-in.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-368) and index. Contents: 1. Discovery of Value -- 2. Citizenship -- 3. Passing the Baton -- 4. Pluralism -- 5. Globalisation: Boats not Bytes -- 6. Inventions and Surpluses -- 7. International Economy and Economic Nationalism -- 8. Cul-De-Sac 1910-45 -- 9. False Dawns? 1945-99 -- 10. Now What? Subjects: Wealth. Economic man.
Economic history. Economic development History. Other names:
British Broadcasting Corporation. Genre;
Bibliography. History.
Illustrated. Summary: Road to Riches, or, The Wealth of Man is the story of the rise and fall of whole economies and nations, and the ascent of man as the only economic animal - as producer, consumer and accumulator of wealth.
Price: €10.95