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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 happening whe...

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Main Author: Zolli, Andrew
Other Authors: Healy, Ann Marie
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Free Press, 2012.
Edition:1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Subjects:
Fault tolerance (Engineering)
Stability.
Hysteresis.
Resilience (Personality trait)
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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.
Physical Description:323 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781451683806 (hardcover)
1451683804 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Andrew Zolli directs the global innovation network PopTech and has served as a fellow of the National Geographic Society. His work and ideas have appeared in a wide array of media outlets, including PBS, The New York Times , National Public Radio, Vanity Fair, Fast Company , and many others. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Ann Marie Healy is a playwright, screenwriter, and journalist. Her work has been produced in the United States as well as internationally, and her plays, essays, and stories have been published through Smith & Kraus, Samuel French, and The Kenyon Review . She lives in the Hudson River Valley.

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