Resilience : why things bounce back /
All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why. Covering business, economic, geographic and social systems, Zolli uncovers a wealth of absorbing examples--from the link between US oil prices and the recent 'tortilla riots' in Mexico to what was really hap...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Free Press,
[2012]
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| Edition: | 1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
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| Summary: | All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why. Covering business, economic, geographic and social systems, Zolli uncovers a wealth of absorbing examples--from the link between US oil prices and the recent 'tortilla riots' in Mexico to what was really happening when the U.S. government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. |
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| Physical Description: | 323 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1451683804 (hardback) 9781451683806 (hardback) |