The Origin of Wealth

In this book, Eric D. Beinhocker argues that modern science provides a radical perspective on how wealth is created within the global economy.

He posits that the economy is a 'complex adaptive system' where physical technologies, social technologies, and business designs interact to create novel products, new ideas, and increasing wealth.

Beinhocker explores how 'complexity economics' offers insights into issues such as creating adaptive organizations, the evolutionary workings of stock markets, and new perspectives on government policies.

The book takes readers on an entertaining journey through economic history, from the Stone Age to the modern economy, highlighting the three-step evolutionary formula of differentiate, select, and amplify as the key to wealth creation.