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041 1 _aeng
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092 _a857.92
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049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aCipolla, Carlo M.,
_eauthor.
240 1 0 _aLeggi fondamentali della stupidità umana.
_lEnglish.
245 1 4 _aThe basic laws of human stupidity /
_cCarlo M. Cipolla ; foreword by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bDoubleday,
_c[2021]
300 _axiii, 81 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c17 cm
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier
500 _a"Doubleday.com 4/2021"--Page 4 of cover.
500 _a"Originally published in Italian ... by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 1988 ... Originally published in English as The basic laws of human stupidity by Società editrice il Mulino, Bologna, in 2011, and subsequently in Great Britain by WH Allen, an imprint of Ebury Publishing, a division of Penguin Random House Ltd., London, in 2019."--Title page verso.
505 0 _aThe first basic law -- The second basic law -- A technical interlude -- The third (and golden) basic law -- Frequency distribution -- Stupidity and power -- The power of stupidity -- The fourth basic law -- Macro analysis and the fifth basic law.
520 _a"An economist explores the five laws that confirm our worst fears: stupid people can and do rule the world"--
_cProvided by publisher.
520 _aThroughout history, a powerful force has hindered the growth of human welfare and happiness: human stupidity. Cipolla, a professor of economic history, seeks to help you detect and neutralize its threat. His serious yet humorous remarks help readers become better equipped to confront political realities, unreasonable colleagues, or your next dinner with your in-laws. -- adapted from back cover
650 0 _aStupidity.
_9118500
650 0 _aStupidity
_vHumor.
_9122220
650 0 _aConduct of life.
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650 0 _aConduct of life
_vHumor.
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700 1 _aTaleb, Nassim Nicholas,
_d1960-
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