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The Origin Of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics Paperback – Import, April 5, 2007

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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 economics, and brings their work alive for a broad audience.

These researchers argue that the economy is a 'complex adaptive system', more akin to the brain, the internet or an ecosystem than to the static picture of economic systems portrayed by traditional theory. They claim it is the evolutionary process of differentiation, selection and amplification, acting on designs for technologies, social institutions and businesses that drives growth in the economy over time. If Adam Smith provided the inspiration for economics in the twentieth century, it is Charles Darwin who is providing it in the twenty-first.

If we can understand how evolution creates wealth, then we can better answer the question 'How can we create more wealth for the benefit of individuals, businesses and society?' Beinhocker shows how 'Complexity Economics' turns conventional wisdom on its head in areas such as business strategy, the design of organisations, the workings of stock markets and public policy.

As sweeping in scope as its title, The Origin of Wealth is a landmark book that shatters orthodox economic theory, and will rewire our thinking about how we came to be here - and where we are going.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0712676619
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House Business; First Edition (April 5, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 544 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780712676618
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0712676618
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.08 x 1.34 x 7.8 inches
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Roger Perry
5.0 out of 5 stars A new way of thinking
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A must read and re-read. A tour de force of complexity economics, which offers a whole new way to think about economics, finance and even politics based on the behaviour of individual agents in an evolutionary world. If you are not familiar with this material then the mental models you are using are probably partial at best (i.e. see "Animal Spirits"), and possibly just wrong.

Some other viewers on Amazon have criticized the variability of the coverage of the material. Beinhocker does not claim that complexity economics is a complete theory as yet, and I think that explains why he has more material and research to present in some areas than others.
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Rafael
5.0 out of 5 stars Tema relevante e conteúdo atual
Reviewed in Brazil on July 16, 2021
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Otimo conteudo. Envolve complexidade economia. Um tema atual e importante na area de desenvolvimento.
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Luca Dittmer
5.0 out of 5 stars Guter Einstieg in die Evolutionsökonomie
Reviewed in Germany on April 24, 2021
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Der Autor beschreibt recht umfassend das Feld der Evolutionsökonomie. Wer einen ersten Einstieg in diesen Themenkomplex sucht, ist hier gut aufgehoben
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Enrique
5.0 out of 5 stars Enrique.
Reviewed in Spain on August 17, 2017
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Nuevos horizontes. Mindset actual. Necesario leerlo para analizar el presente y prepararse para afrontar el futuro. Básico para entender la crisis.
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beau loots
5.0 out of 5 stars Economics Reinterpreted
Reviewed in Australia on January 1, 2020
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This is the first author I have read who has moved beyond “medieval” economics as practiced world wide today. The story starts with Erwin Schrodinger of Quantum mechanics fame because Quantum Mechanics explains chemistry and biochemistry; especially biochemistry through the work of Willard Gibbs that defines the biochemistry of life. Schrodinger in his little book “What is Life?” Describes how the gene code is the blueprint of the chemical processes that borrow energy from a flow of energy (the sun) to build “negative” entropic objects that “live” plants, animals, and humans. Therefore, living objects primarily require a source of energy and a source of the chemicals necessary for life; this amounts to food, water and sunlight, and so by extension it can be hypothesised for humans that Hunter gathering evolves to advanced agriculture and the infrastructure to support it.
Other pioneer thinkers in this area are Georgescu-Roegen, Reiner Kümmel, and several Chinese writers on the topic.
In addition it should be noted physical and biological processes are exponential processes, they are not stable zero sum arithmetic processes. They are in addition subject to feed back and competition. It is notable that the political and intellectual leaders of world cultures appear to be illiterate on the subject and therefore appear confused about the challenges facing humanity today because one must consider the Earth as a low entropy planet in a low entropy zone. (On the Absolute Kelvin scale the universe is a negentropic area in terms of the second law of thermodynamics where energy levels vary from 0 degrees Kelvin to roughly 6000,000 degrees Kelvin and earth is in that of zero to one hundred degrees Centigrade (283 degrees Kelvin). This low entropy zone also includes the lumpy nature of natural resources such as mineral resources, water resources and so on. One can argue as some have that humanity is driving the planet into a high entropy state, and that is not the same state as “global Warming” but rather a state of scarce resources.i
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very different from other economic books that I have read
Reviewed in India on January 7, 2014
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In India (for that matter all over the world), economy is on the political centrestage. People expect Government to deliver higher growth, low inflation, jobs, etc. While there are very srong views around alternative economic actions, however there is very little understanding of how economies evolve, work and grow.

Mr. Beinhocker’s highlights the pitfalls in the assumptions underlying the traditional economic theory and has evaluated economic systems from the prism of the human evolution. Human beings have evolved into complex creatures without somebody designing them. The book has attempted to integrate micro and macro economics. While the intent is to introduce the readers to emerging field of "Complexity Economics", however there are a number of things relevant for India, especially as we are talking about 1.2 Billion people with vast differences in capabilities, access to opportunties and wealth coming together and grow the economy:

How has wealth been created
Why does income equality arise
Wealth creation vs wealth sharing (non zero sum games)
Are economic changes modular or not
Are outcomes of economic decisions deterministic or random
Balance between cooperation and competition in an economy (Importance of competition and not allowing inefficient and ineffective players to perish is a major weakness of the Indian economy)
Are human decisions altruistic or selfish
Role of Government intervention vis-a-vis the markets (This is an area that needs serious debate in India)
Balance between exploitation vs exploration (current benefits vis-a-vis investment for the future)
Importance of rule of law especially if more than 1 Billion people need to work together

I immensely enjoyed reading the book and recommend this.
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