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Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics, is a 255-page book published in 2005 by Paul Ormerod.[1]

Why Most Things Fail does for business collapse what years of journalism have done for business success. It identifies the subtle patterns that comprise the apparent disorder of failures and analyzes how they occur. The book was named a Business Book of the Year 2006 by Business Week.[2]

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Reviews

  • Hisnanick, John J. (2008-11-13). "Book Review: "Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction & Economics"". World Futures. 64 (8): 634–635. doi:10.1080/02604020701839585. ISSN 0260-4027.
  • "Why Most Things Fail review - Bryan Appleyard". Bryan Appleyard. 2005-05-09. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  • "Ormerod's Why Most Things Fail". EVOLVING ECONOMICS. 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2018-01-08.

References

  1. ^ "Boston Public Library catalog".
  2. ^ "Business Week article". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2007-07-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)