The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked Economics and Better Decisions

Mainelli, Michael; Harris, Ian

ISBN 10: 1857885716 / ISBN 13: 9781857885712

Published by UNKNO, 2011

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Title: The Price of Fish: A New Approach to Wicked ...

Publisher: UNKNO

Publication Date: 2011

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

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Synopsis:

Winner of the 2012 Gold Medal IPPY Award in the category of Finance/Investment/Economics

Welcome to a radical new way of thinking, one that makes sense of the way the world really works-beyond economics. In The Price of Fish: Making Sense of the Way the World Really Works, author Michael Mainelli reveals the meaning of real commerce, the complex way in which people and organizations communicate with each other every day. Too often when we refer to markets, we look at the narrow view of transactional commerce-what we call buying and selling-which is only a small part of the landscape. In this groundbreaking book, Mainelli reveals the big picture of real commerce and that it is what drives society, politics, the economy and, ultimately, our future.

About the Author:

Educated at Harvard, Michael Mainelli is Commerce Professor Emeritus and Fellow at Gresham College (founding home of the Royal Society and former home to Christopher Wren). He is also Visiting Professor at LSE and was responsible for creating the London Accord the world s leading research cooperative into environmental, social and governance investment. He is the co-founder of Z/Yen, the City of London s leading commercial think-tank established in 1994 to promote societal advance through better finance and technology. Over the course of his career, he has worked in economics, political science, seismology, cartography, energy information, research and development, in defence and at the highest level of accountancy.

Ian Harris is a co-founder of Z/Yen, having previously conceived and launched the award-winning joint venture Charity Share and guided the Marine Stewardship Council towards a Best Practice award for its strategic planning and governance, as well as working to solve other problems of long-term thinking in charities and other non-governmental organizations.

After studying law and economics, Ian Harris qualified as an accountant and practised as a consultant with numerous high- profile clients, but found himself drawn to the problems of long-term thinking in charities and other non-governmental organizations. Ian is Chair of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT’s Ethics Group. In 1994 Michael and Ian founded Z/Yen. Together they have guided the Marine Stewardship Council towards a Best Practice award, conceived the ground-breaking joint venture Charityshare, built award-winning statistical systems and created the Global Financial Centers Index. They have worked with organizations as diverse as IBM, the London Stock Exchange and the Church of England.