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The wisdom of crowds : why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies and nations
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- Creator
- James Surowiecki
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- New York : Doubleday, 2004
- Physical Details
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- xxi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780385503860, 0385503865
- OCLC
- ocm54022622
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [275]-296).
- The wisdom of crowds -- The difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity -- Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence -- Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization -- Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world -- Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust -- Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate -- Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation -- Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work -- The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss? -- Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices -- Democracy : dreams of the common good