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
01Coordination1776–1936The Market Is Invented—Then It BreaksRestore →
02Control1936–1980The Economy Learns the RuleDecide →
03Connection1980–2015The Digital TurnTrace →
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