Título:
The basic laws of human stupidity / Carlo M. Cipolla ; foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
ISBN:
9780385546478
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Información de publicación:
New York : Doubleday, [2021]
Descripción física:
xiii, 81 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Nota general:
"Doubleday.com 4/2021"--Back cover.
"Originally published in Italy as Le leggi fondamentali della stupidità umana by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 1988... Originally published in English as The Basic Laws of Human Stupidity by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 2011, and subsequently in Great Britain by WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a divison of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019"--Title page verso.
Contenido:
The first basic law -- The second basic law -- A technical interlude -- The third (and golden) basic law -- Frequency distribution -- Stupidity and power -- The power of stupidity -- The fourth basic law -- Macro analysis and the fifth basic law.
Síntesis:
An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world. Cipolla, a professor of economic history, helps us detect and neutralize the threat of human stupidity. His serious yet humorous remarks help us become better equipped to confront political realities, unreasonable colleagues, or the next dinner with our in-laws--Adapted from publisher's information and back cover.
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DAK_LANGUAGE_NOTE:
In English, translated from the Italian.
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
on1244546212
Disponibilidad:
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