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2+ YearsPublisher | Ww Norton And Co |
ISBN 13 | 9780393323719 |
Book Subtitle | A Natural History Of Markets |
Book Description | From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?" Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillan offers examples ranging from a camel trading fair in India to the $20 million per day Aalsmeer flower market in the Netherlands to the global trade in AIDS drugs. Eschewing ideology, he shows us that markets are neither magical nor immoral. Rather, they are powerful if imperfect tools, the best we've found for improving our living standards. A New York Times Notable Book. |
Editorial Review | There could be no better guide to the modern view of markets than John McMillan's book. -- Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel prize winner in economics |
About the Author | John McMillan (1951-2007) was the Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor of Economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. |
Language | English |
Author | John McMillan |
Publication Date | 17-11-2003 |
Number of Pages | 288 |
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