The Self Organizing Economy
Paul Krugman
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Hardcover. Written in an informal and conversational style, The Self--Organizing Economy shows how models of self--organization, "order from stability", can be applied to economic phenomenon. This concept, which has become increasingly influential in the last few years, can explain the formation of cities and business cycles. Series: Mitsui Lectures in Economics. Num Pages: 150 pages, 0. BIC Classification: KCA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
The Self-Organizing Economy
The Self-Organizing Economy
In the last few years the concept of self-organizing systems—complex systems in which randomness and chaos seem spontaneously to evolve into unexpected order—has linked together researchers in many fields, from artificial intelligence to chemistry, from evolution to geology. Now leading economist Paul Krugman shows how principles that explain the growth of hurricanes and embryos can also explain the formation of cities and business cycles; how the same principles of “order from random growth” can explain the strangely simple rules that describe the sizes of earthquakes, meteorites, and metropolitan areas. Weaving together strands from many disciplines, from location ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
Series
Mitsui Lectures in Economics
Number of Pages
132
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781557866981
SKU
V9781557866981
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99-50
About Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman is one of the world’s leading economists. He has served on the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and is currently a professor of economics at Stanford University. In recognition of his research on international trade and finance, in 1991 the American Economic Association gave him its John Bates Clark medal, an award given every two years to the ... Read more
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