The Origin of Wealth

这本书最锋利之处，在于它干脆宣告：传统经济学错了。作者从新古典理论的均衡、理性人假设切入，层层指出其致命软肋——它把价格视为传递信息的唯一通道，却忽视了市场从来不是一个会自动归于平静均衡的系统，而是一个不断变异、选择、放大的开放演化过程。真正让读者眼前一亮的，是'社会技术'这一概念：货币、股份制、法律、公司制度，与蒸汽机、芯片同样在创造财富，二者共同进化。它解释了为何人类97%的财富竟在历史最后0.01%的瞬间诞生。这不是给投资人的致富手册，而是给愿意重构经济思维的人的一份'范式迁移'指南：理解经济如何像生命系统般演化，才能在不确定的当下做出更长远的判断。适合所有对'增长究竟从何而来'这一提问感到好奇的读者。

Eric Beinhocker is a Professor of Public Policy Practice at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, and an External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He is also the Executive Director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School. INET Oxford is a research center devoted to applying leading-edge interdisciplinary approaches to issues including financial system stability, innovation and growth, economic inequality, and environmental sustainability. Prior to joining Oxford, Beinhocker had an 18-year career at McKinsey & Company where he was a partner and held leadership roles in McKinsey's Strategy Practice, its Climate Change and Sustainability Practice, and the McKinsey Global Institute. Beinhocker writes frequently on economic, business, and public policy issues and his work has appeared in the Financial Times, Bloomberg, The Times, the Guardian, The Atlantic, Newsweek, and Democracy. Beinhocker is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the MIT Sloan School, and he is originally from Boston, Massachusetts.