{"product_id":"the-soulful-science-9780691143163","title":"The Soulful Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribes the remarkable creative renaissance in economics, how economic thinking is being applied to the paradoxes of everyday life. This title incorporates the developments in the field, including the rise of behavioral finance, the failure of carbon trading, and the growing trend of government bailouts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Princeton's previous editions: \"Coyle's style is very accessible, and this book is an excellent survey of the frontiers of economics for the general reader... The Soulful Science can be recommended highly.\"--Paul Ormerod, Times Higher Education Supplement Praise for Princeton's previous editions: \"The simple aim of The Soulful Science is to describe what economists do, how the field has changed in the past 10 years or so, and why you should care. It succeeds admirably.\"--Financial Times Praise for Princeton's previous editions: \"This is an astonishing book: beautifully written.\"--Andrew Hilton, Financial World Praise for Princeton's previous editions: \"Fluently written with the balance of a good novel, the result is a tour de force.\"--Donald Anderson, Business Economist Praise for Princeton's previous editions: \"The Soulful Science is ... a grand whirlwind tour of modern economics, with fascinating vignettes of individual economists. It's a trip worth taking.\"--David Colander, American Scientist \"Coyle is a talented writer and her book shows that good communication skills, to and with readers, assure wide appeal to almost the entire spectrum of economic thinkers.\"--Liviu Drugus, European Legacy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements vii  Introduction 1  Prologue to Part1 9      Part 1. The Mysteries of Wealth and Poverty 11      Chapter One: The History Detectives 13  Chapter Two: What Makes Economies Grow? 39  Chapter Three: How to Make Poverty History 68  Prologue to Part 2 103      Part 2. Are Individuals Free to Choose? 105      Chapter Four: What's It All About? 107  Chapter Five: Economics for Humans 128  Chapter Six: Information and Markets 156  Prologue to Part 3 185      Part 3. Nature, Markets, and Society 187      Chapter Seven: Murderous Apes and Entrepreneurs 189  Chapter Eight: Economy versus Society 213  Chapter Nine: Why Economics Has Soul 242      References 273  Index 289","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403770274135,"sku":"9780691143163","price":16.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691143163.jpg?v=1730484491","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-soulful-science-9780691143163","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}