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The Origin of Wealth:

Evolution, Complexity, And the Radical Remaking of Economics
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Harvard Business Press, 2006 - Business & Economics - 527 pages
Over 6.4 billion people participate in a $36.5 trillion global economy, designed and overseen by no one. How did this marvel of self-organized complexity evolve? How is wealth created within this system? And how can wealth be increased for the benefit of individuals, businesses, and society? In The Origin of Wealth, Eric D. Beinhocker argues that modern science provides a radical perspective on these age-old questions, with far-reaching implications. According to Beinhocker, wealth creation is the product of a simple but profoundly powerful evolutionary formula - differentiate, select, and amplify. In this view, the economy is a 'complex adaptive system' in which physical technologies, social technologies, and business designs continuously interact to create novel products, new ideas, and increasing wealth. Taking readers on an entertaining journey through economic history, from the Stone Age to modern economy, Beinhocker explores how 'complexity economics' provides provocative insights on issues ranging from creating adaptive organizations to the evolutionary workings of stock markets to new perspectives on government policies. A landmark book that shatters conventional economic theory, The Origin of Wealth will rewire our thinking about how we came to be here - and where we are going.
  

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Review: The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, And the Radical Remaking of Economics

User Review  - Sam Critchley - Goodreads

Brilliant book. Overview of classical economics, how it tends to be overly simplistic, then lays the groundwork on modern evolutionary economic theories. Finally it ends up with some practical looks ... Read full review

Review: The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, And the Radical Remaking of Economics

User Review  - Ratneshwar Jha - Goodreads

Eric wrote this with a purpose of making us believe that the world in which we live in is not clearly understood as economist claim. Several breakaways from the economics that are being taught is ... Read full review

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Contents

ONE The Question
3
TWO Traditional Economics
21
THREE A Critique
45
Complexity Economics
77
FIVE Dynamics
99
six Agents
115
SEVEN Networks
141
NINE Evolution
187
THIRTEEN Economic Evolution
279
FOURTEEN A New Definition of Wealth
299
What It Means for Business and Society
321
SIXTEEN Organization
349
SEVENTEEN Finance
381
EIGHTEEN Politics and Policy
415
Notes
455
Bibliography
491

How Evolution Creates Wealth
219
ELEVEN Physical Technology
241
TWELVE Social Technology
261
Index
509
About the Author
527
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