In the Origin of Wealth, Eric Beinhocker offers a thorough and convincing new way to think about economic growth and business management. The author begins by exploring the roots of modern economic theory and ultimately declares it outmoded and wrong. Instead, he suggests, markets and growth can best be explained by drawing on the emerging field of complexity economics: the study of markets and social systems as complex adaptive systems. Although biological metaphors in business have become familiar (i.e., organizations are living organisms), Beinhocker moves beyond metaphor to explain the revolutions in science that will inevitably change the way we think about economics, competition, and business. The Origin of Wealth raises important questions such as: How can one create strategy in uncertain and fast moving environments? Why is it hard for large organizations to be innovative and how should we organize for better results? What role should governments play in this new era?

“历史不会重演，但总会惊人地相似。”股市的每次崩盘既有特殊的时代背景，也有相似的趋势表现。随着交易速度不断加快，复杂性层层渗透，新一轮危机正在酝酿……
本书对美国股市百年历史中的重大事件、关键人物和决定性瞬间进行了抽丝剥茧般的分析，将带领读者拨开历史的迷雾，踏上一场跨越百年的冒险，揭示五次崩盘如何影响和定义今天的美国，重塑当今世界格局，并为预防和挽救下一次金融危机提供重要参考。
大崩溃背后的故事充满了人性的弱点、戏剧性的崩溃和英勇的救援。回望历史、反思当下，在冷酷的市场面前，这些故事也给现在的投资者、金融机构和政府决策部门带来了更深层的启示：重大的崩盘事件如何影响和改变历史进程？如何最大限度地降低或消除下一次金融危机的影响？投资者如何及时识别风险的征兆，保护自己的财富？