Using A Wealth Of Examples Of Evolutionary Innovations, Vermeij Argues That Evolution And Economics Are One. Powerful Consumers And Producers Exercise Disproportionate Controls On The Characteristics, Activities, And Distribution Of All Life Forms. Competition-driven Demand By Consumers, When Coupled With Supply-side Conditions Permitting Economic Growth, Leads To Adaptation And Escalation Among Organisms. Although Disruptions In Production Halt Or Reverse These Processes Temporarily, They Amplify Escalation In The Long Run To Produce Trends In All Economic Systems Toward Greater Power, Higher Production Rates, And A Wider Reach For Economic Systems And Their Strongest Members.--jacket. Economy And Evolution : A Road Map -- The Evolving Economy -- Human And Nonhuman Economies Compared -- The Economics Of Everyday : Consumption And The Role Of Enemies In Nature -- The Economics Of Everyday : Production And The Role Of Resources -- The Ingredients Of Power And Opportunity : Technology And Organization -- The Ingredients Of Power And Opportunity : The Environment -- The Geography Of Power And Innovation -- Breaking Down And Building Up : The Role Of Disturbance -- Patterns In History : Toward Greater Reach And Power -- The Future Of Growth And Power -- The Geological Time Scale. Geerat J. Vermeij. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [321]-429) And Index.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Evolution
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Author : Vermeij, Geerat J
Language : English
Edition : First Edition
Published :2004-10-04
Number Of Pages : 445
Binding : hardcover
ISBN-10 : 0691115273
ISBN-13 : 9780691115276
Item weight : 1.55 lb
Dimensions : 1.5 in x 6.1 in x 9.1 in
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