Episode · EconTalk · 2019-08-12
Books mentioned on Arthur Diamond on Openness to Creative Destruction
Arthur Diamond of the University of Nebraska at Omaha talks about his book, Openness to Creative Destruction, with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Diamond sings the sometimes forgotten virtues of innovation and entrepreneurship and argues that they should be taught more prominently as a central part of economics.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Janesville
Janesville by Amy Goldstein is a compelling work of investigative journalism that explores the devastating social and economic consequences of a major factory closure in an American industrial town.
Recommended“there's a book related to that example that I found compelling called Janesville by Amie Goldstein and she embedded herself in Janesville auto plant community when they all lost their jobs”
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Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Orbiting the Giant Hairball by Gordon MacKenzie is a widely celebrated work exploring corporate culture, creativity, and the preservation of unconventional thinking within large institutions.
Recommended“you wrote a book called which I recommend called orbiting the giant hairball just a book on Harbert corporate culture and creativity it's a fabulous book”
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Range
Range by David J.
Discussed“and you know there are examples in my conversation with David Epstein is a book range about this phenomenon and it's just it's an incredibly important phenomenon”
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