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1	Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics more books like this by Paul Ormerod This is a fascinating and provocative study of failure within business, economics, and government. "Why Most Things Fail" argues that failure is the distinguishing feature of corporate life and uses it to link economic models with models of biological evolution. Inspired by advances in evolutionary theory and biology, author Paul Ormerod ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $9.25! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Death of Economics more books like this by Paul Ormerod "Important and ingenious . . . ought to be read by every educated person." — The Spectator. Renowned British economist Paul Ormerod explodes current economic theory to offer a radical new framework for understanding how human societies and economies really operate. His bold and impassioned arguments about how and why economics should be recast to ... see all copies from $2.48! new only from $18.07! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Butterfly Economics: A New General Theory of Social and Economic Behavior more books like this by Paul Ormerod A beautifully written and engaging look at the cutting edge where economics meets complexity theory. In this cogently and elegantly argued analysis of why human beings persist in engaging in behavior that defies time-honored economic theory, Ormerod also explains why governments and industries throughout the world must completely reconfigure ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Butterfly economics. more books like this by Paul Ormerod The economy is like society itself, he argues: a complex system living on the edge of chaos. Conventional economics has always failed to predict and manage its fluctuations. Governments and businesses need to adopt quite different mindsets and less heavy-handed approaches. Hence Butterfly Economics. see all copies from $8.00!
5	Happiness, Economics and Public Policy by Paul Ormerod This title is presented with commentaries by Samuel Brittan and Melanie Powell. In "Happiness, Economics and Public Policy", Helen Johns and Paul Ormerod analyse the economic research that underlies politicians' growing preoccupation with measures of 'well-being'. In a lucid and compelling analysis, written for economists and non-economists alike, ... see all copies from $13.86! new only from $13.86!
6	Por Una Nueva Economia more books like this by Paul Ormerod see all copies from $59.26! new only from $59.26!
7	Economics of Prosperity more books like this by David Blake, Paul Ormerod see all copies from $10.99! first editions
8	Butterfly economics : a new general theory of social and economic behaviour more books like this by Paul Ormerod Ormerod tears up conventional wisdom and explains why the economy is much more than the sum of its parts. He argues that the economy must be viewed more like a living organism and suggests that policies designed to solve such problems as unemployment are doomed to a high failure rate. He suggests that different mind-sets and approaches are needed. see all copies from $6.31! first editions
9	Economic Modelling: Current Issues and Problems in Macroeconomic Modelling in the UK and the Us more books like this by Paul Ormerod see all copies from $39.98!

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