The Origin Of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker - ISBN: 9780712676618
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Evolution creates wealth: understand the new economics and build prosperity.

The Origin Of Wealth

Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics

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    544 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2007

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Summary

‘Unquestionably the most important business book of the year.’ - Management Today

Economics is changing radically. This paradigm shift, the biggest in the field for over a century, will have profound implications for business, government and society for decades to come.

In this groundbreaking book, economic thinker and writer Eric Beinhocker surveys the cutting-edge ideas of the leading economists, physicists, biologists and cognitive scientists who are fundamentally reshaping…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780712676618
ISBN-10:0712676619
Author:Eric Beinhocker
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Random House Business Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:544
Release Date:1 June 2007
Weight:379g
Dimensions:199mm x 129mm x 34mm
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Critics Review

… A brilliant, thought-provoking and wide-ranging book … anybody interested in understanding why we are where we are should read it. For me, it was more than the business book of 2006; it was the book of 2006 – Martin Wolf * Financial Times *Beinhocker is nothing if not ambitious – Sir Howard Davies, director of The LSE * The Times Higher Educational Supplement *An absorbing survey…[a] tour de force – James Pressley * Bloomberg *Economic thinking has changed radically in the last fifteen years.Eric Beinhocker gives us a sparkling tour of the new ideas. – Professor W. Brian Arthur, Santa Fe InstituteFor business readers and academics, Beinhocker is a zealous and able guide * Publishers Weekly *A remarkable book … you must read it. It is unquestionably the most important business book of the year * Management Today *Mr Beinhocker is a master synthesizer – Michael Schrage * strategy + business *A brilliant piece of intellectual history that deserves a prominent place on any shelf of economic literature * The Washington Post *

About The Author

Eric Beinhocker

Eric D. Beinhocker is a partner at McKinsey & Company and is one of the leaders of its Global Strategy Practice. He has also worked as a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and has held research appointments at the Harvard Business School, the MIT Center for Organizational Learning, and the Santa Fe Institute.

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