Roberts, Russell D.
The price of everything : a parable of possibility and prosperity / Russell Roberts. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008. - 203 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Thinking outside the box -- Out of control -- Birds of a feather -- Inconceivable -- Leaning on the gardener -- Mea culpa -- The goose that lays the golden eggs -- A night in the cemetery -- The price of everything -- No host no problem -- The weaver of dreams -- A wild and precious life -- How's it going to end?
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?--From publisher description.
9780691135090 0691135096 9780691143354 0691143358
2008927632
GBA877781 bnb GBA877781 dnb
014646825 Uk
Cuban Americans--Fiction.
College students--Fiction.
Pricing--Fiction.
Economics--Fiction.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction.
Cuban Americans--Fiction.
College students--Fiction.
Pricing--Fiction.
Economics--Fiction.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction.
Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
Marktmechanismus.
Didactic fiction.
Belletristische Darstellung.
PS3618.O3159 / P75 2008
813.6
The price of everything : a parable of possibility and prosperity / Russell Roberts. - Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, c2008. - 203 pages ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Thinking outside the box -- Out of control -- Birds of a feather -- Inconceivable -- Leaning on the gardener -- Mea culpa -- The goose that lays the golden eggs -- A night in the cemetery -- The price of everything -- No host no problem -- The weaver of dreams -- A wild and precious life -- How's it going to end?
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?--From publisher description.
9780691135090 0691135096 9780691143354 0691143358
2008927632
GBA877781 bnb GBA877781 dnb
014646825 Uk
Cuban Americans--Fiction.
College students--Fiction.
Pricing--Fiction.
Economics--Fiction.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction.
Cuban Americans--Fiction.
College students--Fiction.
Pricing--Fiction.
Economics--Fiction.
Economics--Moral and ethical aspects--Fiction.
Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
Wirtschaftsentwicklung.
Marktmechanismus.
Didactic fiction.
Belletristische Darstellung.
PS3618.O3159 / P75 2008
813.6