Download or read book The Nature of Economies written by Jane Jacobs and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2001-03-13 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author believes that since human beings "exist wholly within nature as part of natural order in every respect", we should look to the processes of nature for vibrant and flexible models of economic planning. Jacobs draws examples from an array of fields ranging from evolution to ecology and chaos theory to cell biology. Her book is written in the form of a Platonic dialogue, a conversation over coffee among five fictional characters, presenting her ideas in a clear and accessible way.