Economyths: How the Science of Complex Thinking is Transforming Economic Thought (PAPERBACK)
UK £8.99,
UK Publication March 2012
ISBN 9781848312197
Paperback
Page Extent 320
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A groundbreaking look at how the science of complex systems is changing economics
Economics has for decades claimed that the economy is a rational, stable, efficient machine, governed by well-understood laws.
Mathematician David Orrell traces the history of this idea from ancient Greece to the financial centres of London and New York, showing exactly how it is mistaken – and then brilliantly illustrates how new ideas in mathematics, psychology, and environmentalism are helping to reinvent economics for the 21st century.
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•‘Without doubt the best book I've read this year, and probably one of the most important books I've ever read … a real game changer of a book. Read it.’ www.popularscience.co.uk
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David Orrell is a Canadian mathematician who lives in Oxford, where he also obtained his doctorate. His work in the prediction of complex systems such as the weather, genetics, and the economy has been featured in New Scientist, the Financial Times, BBC Radio and CBC TV. His previous book was Economyths (Icon, 2010)
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