Bionomics: Economy as Ecosystem Outline


With major thanks to Samantha Ramsay (and her friend and ours Terry Balderson) this outline of Bionomics: Economy as Ecosystem summarizes key points from the book by Institute President Michael Rothschild.

Think of this as something like a movie preview (except that we included the ending, not just the sex and car chases). For the full story, though, don't wait for it to come out on video, check out the real thing.


PREFACE (actual text from book)

INTRODUCTION: GENES AND KNOWLEDGE

PART I: EVOLUTION AND INNOVATION

PART II: ORGANISM AND ORGANIZATION

PART III: ENERGY AND VALUE

PART IV: LEARNING AND PROGRESS

PART V: STRUGGLE AND COMPETITION

PART VI: FEEDBACK LOOPS AND FREE MARKETS

PART VII: PARASITISM AND EXPLOITATION

PART VIII: MUTUALISM AND COOPERATION

POSTSCRIPT: BIONOMICS vs. SOCIAL DARWINISM


Copyright 1995 The Bionomics Institute

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