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GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History
by Diane Coyle
April 2, 2017 - April 2, 2017 (read/capitalism-etc)

Coyle, D. (2014). GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History. Princeton University Press.


Princeton University Press, 2014. 159 pages. Hardcover. 9780691156798

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p.132
capital widening »
capital stock is increasing at the same rate as t…
p.112
hedonic treadmill »
also known as hedonic adaptation, is the observed…
p.93
ate »
(Greek tragedy) foolishness or madness
p.88
hedonic price index »
any price index which uses information from hedon…
p.52
Geary–Khamis dollars »
a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same…
p.136
unless the economic pie is growing
[...] It is not possible to redistribute incomes …
p.129
robotization is not new and unusual
[...] This translates directly into higher labor …
p.95
a side effect, not a goal
It is widely known now, as it was not before 2008…