by TimHarford (Author)
Everything we know about solving the world's problems is wrong. Out: Plans, experts and above all, leaders. In: Adapting - improvise rather than plan; fail, learn, and try again In this groundbreaking new book, Tim Harford shows how the world's most complex and important problems - including terrorism, climate change, poverty, innovation, and the financial crisis - can only be solved from the bottom up by rapid experimenting and adapting. From a spaceport in the Mojave Desert to the street battles of Iraq, from a blazing offshore drilling rig to everyday decisions in our business and personal lives, this is a handbook for surviving - and prospering - in our complex and ever-shifting world.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 05 May 2011
ISBN 10: 1408701537
ISBN 13: 9781408701539
Book Overview: The Undercover Economist takes on the world - the new book from global bestseller Tim Harford.