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Beinhocker random house business, 2006 complexity philosophy 527 pages. Beinhocker s the origin of wealth critiques a neoclassical economics and presents a new school of economic thought called complexity economics. The book argues that economic actors shouldnt be seen as rational consumers that act on their selfinterest. A landmark book that shatters conventional economic theory, the origin of. The origin of wealth by eric beinhocker penguin books australia. Professor of public policy at the blavatnik school of.
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