Scarcity : the new science of having less and how it defines our lives / Sendhil Mullainathan; Eldar Shafir

By:

Mullainathan, Sendhil, 1972-

Contributor(s):

Shafir Eldar, 1959-

Language: eng Publication details: New York : Picador books , 2013Description: 288 p. ; ill. 21 cmISBN:

9781250056115

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

338.521

LOC classification:

HB 801 M958s 2013

Contents:

Introduction -- The scarcity mindset : Focusing and tunneling ; The bandwidth tax -- Scarcity creates scarcity : Packing and slack ; Expertise ; Borrowing and myopia ; The scarcity trap ; Poverty -- Designing for scarcity : Improving the lives of the poor ; Managing scarcity in organizations ; Scarcity in everyday life -- Conclusion.

Summary: An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.

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Introduction --
The scarcity mindset : Focusing and tunneling ; The bandwidth tax --
Scarcity creates scarcity : Packing and slack ; Expertise ; Borrowing and myopia ; The scarcity trap ; Poverty --
Designing for scarcity : Improving the lives of the poor ; Managing scarcity in organizations ; Scarcity in everyday life --
Conclusion.

An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.

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