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Jul 2017
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50 things that shaped the modern economy

Financial Times
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Tim Harford joins Cardiff Garcia to talk about the way 50 different inventions have shaped the way the economy works today, from video games to the tally stick. It's the subject of his latest book, "Fifty things that made the modern economy", and a BBC audio series.

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