The Resource Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behavior, Paul Ormerod
Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behavior, Paul Ormerod
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- Summary
- "Why did VHS, an inferior video recorder technology, succeed in the marketplace, driving the superior Betamax out of business? Why do big-budget, acclaimed movies sometimes flop at the box office, while low-budget, idiosyncratic films become huge hits? The answers to these questions, says Paul Ormerod, remind us that economics is a science based on the workings of human society, as unpredictable an entity as there is." "In this analysis of why human beings persist in engaging in behavior that defies time-honored economic theory, Ormerod also explains why governments and industries throughout the world must completely reconfigure their traditional methods of economic forecasting if they are to succeed and prosper in an increasingly complicated global marketplace."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xv, 217 pages
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- 'Use the maths, then burn it'
- ch. 6.
- Illusion of control
- ch. 7.
- Quantitative quagmire
- ch. 8.
- Ups and downs
- ch. 9.
- Through a glass darkly
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Wealth of nations
- ch. 11.
- To have and have not
- ch. 12.
- Great oaks from little acorns
- Living at the edge of chaos
- ch. 2.
- Dedicated followers of fashion
- ch. 3.
- To catch a thief
- ch. 4.
- Family values
- Isbn
- 9780375407659
- Label
- Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behavior
- Title
- Butterfly economics
- Title remainder
- a new general theory of social and economic behavior
- Statement of responsibility
- Paul Ormerod
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Why did VHS, an inferior video recorder technology, succeed in the marketplace, driving the superior Betamax out of business? Why do big-budget, acclaimed movies sometimes flop at the box office, while low-budget, idiosyncratic films become huge hits? The answers to these questions, says Paul Ormerod, remind us that economics is a science based on the workings of human society, as unpredictable an entity as there is." "In this analysis of why human beings persist in engaging in behavior that defies time-honored economic theory, Ormerod also explains why governments and industries throughout the world must completely reconfigure their traditional methods of economic forecasting if they are to succeed and prosper in an increasingly complicated global marketplace."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ormerod, Paul
- Dewey number
- 338.9
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HD87
- LC item number
- .O76 1999
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Economic policy
- Economics
- Economic policy
- Economics
- Label
- Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behavior, Paul Ormerod
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- 'Use the maths, then burn it'
- ch. 6.
- Illusion of control
- ch. 7.
- Quantitative quagmire
- ch. 8.
- Ups and downs
- ch. 9.
- Through a glass darkly
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Wealth of nations
- ch. 11.
- To have and have not
- ch. 12.
- Great oaks from little acorns
- Living at the edge of chaos
- ch. 2.
- Dedicated followers of fashion
- ch. 3.
- To catch a thief
- ch. 4.
- Family values
- Control code
- ocm41211558
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xv, 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375407659
- Lccn
- 99029095
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behavior, Paul Ormerod
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 5.
- 'Use the maths, then burn it'
- ch. 6.
- Illusion of control
- ch. 7.
- Quantitative quagmire
- ch. 8.
- Ups and downs
- ch. 9.
- Through a glass darkly
- ch. 1.
- ch. 10.
- Wealth of nations
- ch. 11.
- To have and have not
- ch. 12.
- Great oaks from little acorns
- Living at the edge of chaos
- ch. 2.
- Dedicated followers of fashion
- ch. 3.
- To catch a thief
- ch. 4.
- Family values
- Control code
- ocm41211558
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- 1st American ed.
- Extent
- xv, 217 pages
- Isbn
- 9780375407659
- Lccn
- 99029095
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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