Scarcity - Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
the true cost of not having enough
KORTE INHOUD
Why can we never seem to keep on top of our workload, social diary or chores? Why does poverty persist around the world? Why do successful people do things at the last minute in a sudden rush of energy? This book reveals that the hidden side behind all these problems is that they're all about scarcity.
'A paceydissection of a potentially life-changing subject' (Time Out)
'Compelling, important...'Scarcity' is likely to change how you view both entrenched poverty and your own ability - or inability - to get as much done as you'd like... It's a handy guide for those of us looking to better understand our inability to ever climb out of the holes we dig ourselves, whether related to money, relationships, or time'. (The Boston Globe)
Essential reading.' (Tim Adams - The Observer)
'Ultimately humane and very welcome' (Oliver Burkeman - Guardian)
'A paceydissection of a potentially life-changing subject' (Time Out)
'Compelling, important...'Scarcity' is likely to change how you view both entrenched poverty and your own ability - or inability - to get as much done as you'd like... It's a handy guide for those of us looking to better understand our inability to ever climb out of the holes we dig ourselves, whether related to money, relationships, or time'. (The Boston Globe)
Essential reading.' (Tim Adams - The Observer)
'Ultimately humane and very welcome' (Oliver Burkeman - Guardian)
