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Scarcity : the new science of having less and how it defines our lives / Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Holt, 2013.Description: 304 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781250056115
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.521 MUL
Contents:
Introduction 1 Part One: The Scarcity Mindset 1. Focusing and Tunneling 19 2. The Bandwidth Tax 39 Part Two: Scarcity Creates Scarcity 3. Packing and Slack 69 4. Expertise 87 5. Borrowing and Myopia 105 6. The Scarcity Trap 123 7. Poverty 147 Part Three: Designing for Scarcity 8. Improving the Lives of the Poor 167 9. Managing Scarcity in Organizations 183 10. Scarcity in Everyday Life 205 Conclusion 227 Notes 235 Acknowledgments 277 Index
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Introduction 1
Part One: The Scarcity Mindset
1. Focusing and Tunneling 19
2. The Bandwidth Tax 39
Part Two: Scarcity Creates Scarcity
3. Packing and Slack 69
4. Expertise 87
5. Borrowing and Myopia 105
6. The Scarcity Trap 123
7. Poverty 147
Part Three: Designing for Scarcity
8. Improving the Lives of the Poor 167
9. Managing Scarcity in Organizations 183
10. Scarcity in Everyday Life 205
Conclusion 227
Notes 235
Acknowledgments 277
Index