The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in The World

Orrell Ph.D., Ph.D. David

ISBN 10: 1552639819 / ISBN 13: 9781552639818

Published by Key Porter Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2008

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As New - Signed By Author "For Grace" Daved Orrell For More Information On Condition. Please See All Images. According To Author David Orrell, Economics Is In The Middle Of A Revolution. The Current Theory -- Based On A Tradition Of Reductionist, Mechanical Thought That Dates Back To The Time Of Pythagoras -- Has Resulted In Social Injustice, Huge Disparities Between The Rich And The Poor, And The Degradation Of The World's Ecology And Environment. An Alternative Economic Theory Is Now Being Fashioned, Inspired By New Sciences Such As Complexity And Network Theory, Science-Related Movements Like Environmentalism, And Social Movements Like Feminism. The First Heroes Of This Revolution Include Astronauts, Student Protestors, Environmentalists, Rock Musicians, Feminists, Maverick Mathematicians, And Dissident Scientists. All Have Had A Hand In Forging What Is Ultimately A New Science Of Money. Part Economic Theory, Part Science, Part Popular History, And Part Manifesto, The Other Side Of The Coin Promises To Change The Way Readers Think About Money Forever.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Other Side of the Coin: The Emerging Vision of Economics and Our Place in The World
• Publisher: Key Porter Books, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1552639819
• ISBN 13: 9781552639818
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Weight: 550 grams
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Business & Personal Finances

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Synopsis

A comprehensive assessment of emerging economic ideas draws on new theories in complexity, environmentalism, and feminism to explain how imbalances from Pythagoras-era theories are shifting and how forefront thinkers and artists are enabling remarkable new economic potentials.

About the Author

DAVID ORRELL, PH.D. is the author of the national bestseller Apollo’s Arrow (US title: The Future of Everything), a book on prediction in climate, genetics, and economics. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, he studied mathematics at the University of Alberta, and received his doctorate in mathematics from the University of Oxford. He currently works for a biotechnology company.