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Resilience

The Science of Why Things Bounce Back

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All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about <i>why</i>. RESILIENCE is a dazzling exposition of fresh thinking about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil prices and the recent 'tortilla riots' in Mexico to what was really happening when the US government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. RESILIENCE introduces completely new ideas, such as 'flipping' which is when a systems has been pulled out of shape so often it changes forever. The thinking in RESILIENCE has crucial implications for how to understand the world in which we live.

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Resilience, Andrew Zolli, Ann Marie Healy, Chris Anderson

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2012
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Subtitle
The Science of Why Things Bounce Back
Language
English
Publisher
Business Plus
Released
2012
Format
Paperback
Pages
336
ISBN10
0755360346
ISBN13
9780755360345
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All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about <i>why</i>. RESILIENCE is a dazzling exposition of fresh thinking about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil prices and the recent 'tortilla riots' in Mexico to what was really happening when the US government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. RESILIENCE introduces completely new ideas, such as 'flipping' which is when a systems has been pulled out of shape so often it changes forever. The thinking in RESILIENCE has crucial implications for how to understand the world in which we live.