Economics, Evolving1776–present

A four-room history of economic thought

Forty works. Four changes in what economics could see.

Economics rarely discards an idea. More often, it discovers the boundary at which the idea stops being sufficient.

40 works · 1776–present · Four reader roles

  1. 01Coordination1776–1936The Market Is Invented—Then It BreaksRestore
  2. 02Control1936–1980The Economy Learns the RuleDecide
  3. 03Connection1980–2015The Digital TurnTrace
  4. 04Cognition2015–presentThe Intelligence AgeJudge

Coordination. Control. Connection. Cognition. Each room asks for a different intellectual act because each literature fails in a different way.

Restorer
Archive Reconstruction
Decision-maker
Policy Game
Tracer
Network Room
Juror
Evidence Courtroom