The origin of wealth : evolution, complexity, and the radical remaking of economics /

Beinhocker, Eric D.,

The origin of wealth : evolution, complexity, and the radical remaking of economics / Eric D. Beinhocker. - Boston, Massachusetts : Harvard Business School Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface and acknowledgments -- A paradigm shift -- The question : how is wealth created? -- Traditional economics : a world in equilibrium -- A critique : chaos and Cuban cars -- Complexity economics -- The big picture : sugar and spice -- Dynamics : the delights of disequilibrium -- Agents : mind games -- Networks : oh what a tangled web we weave -- Emergence : the puzzle of patterns -- Evolution : it's a jungle out there -- How evolution creates wealth -- Design spaces : from games to economics -- Physical technology : from stone tools to spacecraft -- Social technology : from hunter-gatherers to multinationals -- Economic evolution : from big men to markets -- A new definition of wealth : fit order -- What it means for business and society -- Strategy : racing the Red Queen -- Organization : a society of minds -- Finance : ecosystems of expectations -- Politics and policy : the end of left versus right -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author.



9781633695979


Economic development.
Economic history.
Economics.


Electronic Books.

HD82 / .O754 2017