Author

Publication

2013 - Bloomsbury, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

65,250 words, Guess

Page Count

261 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • OCLC Control Number822959539
  • Better World Books9781408841259
  • Better World Books9781408827376
  • Open LibraryOL38245342M

Classifications

  • DDC330.01
  • LCCF110 B918
  • LCCHB1

Description

"In this thoroughly researched and piercingly intelligent book, physicist Mark Buchanan shows how a simple feedback loop can lead to major consequences, the kind predictable by mathematical models but hard for most people to anticipate. From his unique perspective, Buchanan argues that our basic assumptions about economic markets - that they are for the most part stable, with occasional interruptions - are simply wrong. Markets really act more like weather: a brief heat wave can become a massive storm in a matter of a few days, or even hours. Forecast re-imagines the basics of the financial world, with consequences that affect everyone." --Publisher description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Forecast: what physics, meteorology and the natural sciences can teach us about economicsBloomsbury2013-01-01

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