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richer societies also possess deeper divisions of labor and knowledge and manifest more functions—
Luis M. A. Bettencourt • Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems
has been developing a theory for how and why our hunter-gatherer ancestors made the crucial transition to sedentary communities that eventually led to city formation.
Geoffrey West • Scale
- The larger the role of government in the economy, the more the published figures for GDP growth are overstating improvements in our living standard.
Tyler Cowen • The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better: A Penguin eSpecial from Dutton
great deal since then.41
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
centrality of that actor within a network.
Luis M. A. Bettencourt • Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems
In a recent study, Vijay Govindarajan, a professor at Dartmouth, found that for every 5,000 employees, at least 250 will be true innovators and 25 will be innovators and great intrapreneurs (or companies of one) as well.
Paul Jarvis • Company of One: Why Staying Small is the Next Big Thing for Business
See Stowe Boyd’s blog post (and the comments section) for more on this theme: http://www.stoweboyd.com/post/756220523/its-betweenness-that-matters-not-your-eigenvalue-the
Ben Casnocha • The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
‘Homo economicus’,