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 the 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.
關於作者:
Eric D. Beinhocker is a senior fellow at the McKinsey Global
Institute. Fortune magazine named him a "Business Leader of the
next Century," and his writings on business and economics have
appeared in a variety of publications, including the Financial
Times.