Hi Justin,
Thanks for the book recommendation. I came across this article today
relating to conflicts and natural wealth in Africa - seems like a
good problem to simulate and explore possible solutions.
http://www.wbcsd.org/plugins/DocSearch/details.asp?
type=DocDet&ObjectId=MjI0MzI. "Conflict resources: from ‘curse’ to
blessing"
Belinda
On Jan 18, 2007, at 9:17 AM, Justin Lyon wrote:
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Colleagues,
I just finished reading the most amazing book:
_Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of
Economics_ by Eric D. Beinhocker
For those of you that heard my speeches in the UK or in Brazil on why
traditional economics is a pseudo-science, you will know my feelings
about most economists (with the exception of Dr. Dante Suarez and a
few
others).
It's like Eric wrote a manifesto for why we formed Simudyne. Thank
you Eric!
Get thee to a bookstore and read it if you are interested in
simulation
science (or complexity science or non-linear science or whatever we're
calling it today).
;-P
Oh, and I can also recommend _The God Delusion_ by Richard Dawkins.
Have others on the list read these two books with their clear call to
arms? What do you think of the books and their arguments?
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Best regards,
Justin Lyon
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