The wisdom of crowds (Record no. 85397)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780349116051 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.38 |
| Cutter | Sur |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Surowiecki, James |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The wisdom of crowds |
| Remainder of title | : why the many are smarter than the few |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2004 |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Abacus |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | London |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xxi; 295p. |
| Dimensions | 8x5 cm |
| 520 ## - Remark | |
| Summary, etc | In this landmark work, NEW YORKER columnist James Surowiecki explores a seemingly counter-intuitive idea that has profound implications. Decisions taken by a large group, even if the individuals within the group aren't smart, are always better than decisions made by small numbers of 'experts'. This seemingly simply notion has endless and major ramifications for how businesses operate, how knowledge is advanced, how economies are (or should be) organised and how nation-states fare. With great erudition, Surowiecki ranges across the disciplines of psychology, economics, statistics and history to show just how this principle operates in the real world. Along the way Surowiecki asks a number of intriguing questions about a subject few of us actually understand - economics. What are prices? How does money work? Why do we have corporations? Does advertising work? His answers, rendered in a delightfully clear prose, demystify daunting prospects. As Surowiecki writes: 'The hero of this book is, in a curious sense, an idea, a hero whose story ends up shedding dramatic new light on the landscapes of business, politics and society'. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | ENG |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Consensus (Social sciences) |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Common good |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Group decision making |
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| Item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent location | Current location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last borrowed | Cost, replacement price | Koha item type |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | Social Science | 2017-04-12 | 399.20 | 303.38 / Sur | 23914 | 2019-05-07 | 2018-08-01 | 499.00 | Book |