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The Price of Everything - A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity (Paperback) Loot Price: R557
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The Price of Everything - A Parable of Possibility and Prosperity (Paperback)

Russell Roberts

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Stanford University student and Cuban American tennis prodigy Ramon Fernandez is outraged when a nearby mega-store hikes its prices the night of an earthquake. He crosses paths with provost and economics professor Ruth Lieber when he plans a campus protest against the price-gouging retailer--which is also a major donor to the university. Ruth begins a dialogue with Ramon about prices, prosperity, and innovation and their role in our daily lives. Is Ruth trying to limit the damage from Ramon's protest? Or does she have something altogether different in mind?

As Ramon is thrust into the national spotlight by events beyond the Stanford campus, he learns there's more to price hikes than meets the eye, and he is forced to reconsider everything he thought he knew. What is the source of America's high standard of living? What drives entrepreneurs and innovation? What upholds the hidden order that allows us to choose our careers and pursue our passions with so little conflict? How does economic order emerge without anyone being in charge? Ruth gives Ramon and the reader a new appreciation for how our economy works and the wondrous role that the price of everything plays in everyday life.

"The Price of Everything" is a captivating story about economic growth and the unseen forces that create and sustain economic harmony all around us.

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Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2009
First published: 2008
Authors: Russell Roberts
Dimensions: 203 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 203
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-14335-4
Categories: Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
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LSN: 0-691-14335-8
Barcode: 9780691143354

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