Narratives of Human Resiliency in Extreme Economies feat. Richard Davies

unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc · Oct 15, 2021 · 1h 4m

To understand how humans react and adapt to economic change, we need to study how these people who live in harsh environments survived these conditions. From war zones to natural disasters and failed states, to aging societies and those who are challenged by technological advancement. In his book, Extreme Economies, economist, and journalist Richard Davies features stories of communities that experienced seismic shock or have been violently changed in some way. In this episode, he gives an account of how people living in these odd and marginal places are often ignored by number crunching…