Why Information Grows - The Evolution of Order, From Atoms to Economies

Informationen zum Autor César Hidalgo leads the Macro Connections group at the MIT Media Lab. A trained statistical physicist and an expert on Networks and Complex Systems, he also has extensive experience in the field of economic development and has pioneered research on how big data impacts economic decision-making. Klappentext C¿r Hidalgo leads the Macro Connections group at the MIT Media Lab. A trained statistical physicist and an expert on Networks and Complex Systems, he also has extensive experience in the field of economic development and has pioneered research on how big data impacts economic decision-making. Zusammenfassung What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. This book argues that in order to fully grasp the nature of economic growth we need to turn to the science of information, networks and complexity.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Cesar Hidalgo, César Hidalgo
• Verlag: Penguin Books Uk
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 02.06.2016
• EAN: 9780141978024
• ISBN: 978-0-14-197802-4
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 198 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Wirtschaft > Allgemeines, Lexika; Social Theory, Economic theory & philosophy, Poor Economics, Economic theory and philosophy