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9788416883486

La invasión de los robots y otros relatos de economía / The Invasion of Robots and Other Economic Tales of Economics

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    9788416883486

  • ISBN10:

    8416883483

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2020-11-17
  • Publisher: Conecta
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Inmersos en una revolución tecnológica que despierta muchas preguntas, La invasión de los robots ofrece respuestas e invita a  repensar el mundo en el que vivimos.

A partir de historias sorprendentes -desde el vidrio de Murano en el  siglo XIII hasta las cápsulas de Nespresso, desde los augures de Roma  hasta los cisnes negros o desde la cadena de montaje de Henry Ford hasta  los goles de Leo Messi- el profesor Sala i Martín muestra cómo algunos  fenómenos económicos que parecen incomprensibles pueden entenderse si se analizan con rigor, profundidad y amplitud.

Con extraordinaria amenidad, el autor desvela algunos fenómenos como por qué la impaciencia puede resultar catastrófica para nuestros hijos y  cómo podemos ayudarlos a tener más autocontrol, así como por qué en unos  países hay más estafadores y mentirosos que en otros, o por qué todas  las revoluciones industriales acaban creando más puestos de trabajo de los que destruyen. En su análisis, Sala i Martín ha incorporado a la economía conceptos de  otras disciplinas, como la psicología, la biología evolutiva o la antropología, que ayudan a entender cómo se comportan los seres humanos y por qué adoptan algunas decisiones que, a primera vista, son incomprensibles. Y, analizando los datos que nos aporta la Historia, descubrimos que el sistema económico que tenemos nos ha permitido  progresar como nunca y que, en vez de destruirlo, lo que debemos hacer  es el mayor esfuerzo posible para que llegue a aquellos rincones del planeta adonde aún no ha llegado.

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION

Immersed in a technological revolution that raises many questions, The Invasion of Robots offers answers and invites us to rethink the world in which we live.

Using surprising stories- from Murano glass in the 13th century to Nespresso capsules, from the augurs of Rome to black swans or from the assembly line of Henry Ford to the goals of Leo Messi- Professor Sala i Martín shows how some seemingly incomprehensible economic phenomena can be understood if they are analyzed with rigor, depth, and breadth.
 
With extraordinary amusement, the author reveals some phenomena such as why impatience can be catastrophic for our children and how we can help them have more self-control, as well as why in some countries there are more scammers and liars than in others, or why all the industrial revolutions end up creating more jobs than they destroy. In his analysis, Sala i Martín has incorporated concepts from other disciplines, such as psychology, evolutionary biology or anthropology, into the economy, which help to understand how human beings behave and why they make some decisions that, at first glance, are incomprehensible. And, analyzing the data provided by history, we discover that the economic system we have has allowed us to progress like never before and that, instead of destroying it, what we must do is make the greatest possible effort so that it reaches those corners of the planet where it still has not arrived.

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