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The Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
Eric Beinhocker challenges the old-school view of economics as neat and predictable, showing instead that economies behave like messy, evolving ecosystems. Wealth isn’t the result of market equilibrium but the outcome of constant innovation, competition, and adaptation. If you think economic models are stuck in the past, this book rewires your perspective with ideas borrowed from biology and complexity science.
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