Gilder, George F. 1939-

Knowledge and power : the information theory of capitalism and how it is revolutionizing our world / George Gilder. - xvi, 348 p. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographic references (pages 295-330) and index.

The need for a new economics -- The signal in the noise -- The science of information -- Entropy economics -- Romney, Bain, and the curve of learning -- The extent of learning -- The light dawns -- Keynes eclipses information -- Fallacies of entropy and order -- Romer's recipes and their limits -- Mind over matter -- The scandal of money -- The fecklessness of efficiency -- Regnorance -- California debauch -- Doing banking right -- The one percent -- The black swans of investment -- The outsider trading scandal -- The explosive elasticities of freedom -- Flattening taxes -- The technology evolution myth -- Israel: InfoNation -- The knowledge horizon -- The power of giving. The theory. The crisis. The future.

One of the twentieth century's defining economic minds proposes a new theory on how capitalism produces wealth and how the American economy can regain its vitality and growth.

9781621570271 (hardcover) 1621570274

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Information theory in economics--United States.
Entrepreneurship.
Capitalism--United States.

HB 133 / G468k 2013