An analysis of James Surowiecki's The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economics, societies, and nations
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An analysis of James Surowiecki's The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economics, societies, and nations
（The Macat library）
Macat International , Routledge [distributor], c2018
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A Macat analysis of James Surowiecki's The wisdom of crowds
A Macat analysis : James Surowiecki's The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few
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Description
In The Wisdom of Crowds, New Yorker columnist, Surowiecki, explores the question of whether the many are better than an elite few - no matter their qualifications - at solving problems, promoting innovation and making wise decisions. Surowiecki's text uses multiple case studies and touches on the arenas of pop culture, sociology, business management and behavioural economics among others. Surowiecki's is a fascinating text that is key to considerations and theorisations about economics, politics and sociology.
Table of Contents
Ways in to the text Who is James Surowiecki? What does The Wisdom of Crowds Say? Why does The Wisdom of Crowds Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited
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