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The Origin of Wealth : Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics by Eric D. Beinhocker is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Eric D. Beinhocker's "The Origin of Wealth" critiques a neoclassical economics and presents a new school of economic thought called "Complexity Economics". The book starts off by presenting the history of economic thinking and the rise of the neoclassical paradigm - the current dominating economic methodology that uses complex mathematical models and assumes perfect rationality, equilibrium, etc. Beinhocker critiques Neoclassicism for some of the reasons that I heavily disagree with it-it involves too much math, assumes perfect rationality, and relies on faulty economic constructs (equilibrium is an example). In short, the theories of Neoclassicism are not in one respect consonant with reality. However, after he critiques Neoclassicism he begins a very long, long, long explanation of his complexity economics. Most of the following chapters are descriptions of "complexity economics" and how while mainstream mathematical formulas are erroneous, his computer lab scenarios provide insight into how humans behave.In my opinion he seems to make the same mistakes that he accuses Neoclassicism of doing, using complex formulas and computerized equations as data for human action and how they

Who reads The Origin of Wealth : Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics?

Author

Eric D. Beinhocker

Publisher

Harvard Business School Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781578517770

Category

history

Subjects

Fiction, Science, Philosophy

Rating

4.23 / 5 (867 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13