Scarcity : the new science of having less and how it defines our lives /
Sendhil Mullainathan; Eldar Shafir
- New York : Picador books , 2013
- 288 p. ; ill. 21 cm
Introduction -- The scarcity mindset : Focusing and tunneling ; The bandwidth tax -- Scarcity creates scarcity : Packing and slack ; Expertise ; Borrowing and myopia ; The scarcity trap ; Poverty -- Designing for scarcity : Improving the lives of the poor ; Managing scarcity in organizations ; Scarcity in everyday life -- Conclusion.
An examination of how scarcity--and our flawed responses to it--shapes our lives, our society, and our culture.