Why Information Grows: The Evolution of Order, from Atoms to Economies

by César A. Hidalgo and Cesar A. Hidalgo

Book Overview

"Hidalgo has made a bold attempt to synthesize a large body of cutting-edge work into a readable, slender volume. This is the future of growth theory." -- Financial Times

What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in only a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have focused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But according to MIT's antidisciplinarian C (c)r Hidalgo, understanding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465048994
• ISBN13: 9780465048991
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.4"