{"id":3200,"date":"2024-11-27T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T14:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bhide.net\/wordpress_files\/?p=3200"},"modified":"2024-11-27T18:56:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T23:56:31","slug":"stumbling-over-the-starting-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhide.net\/wordpress_files\/index.php\/stumbling-over-the-starting-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Stumbling Over the Starting Line"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Oxford University Press has just released Uncertainty and Enterprise <\/em>after a nerve-racking production process, almost as stressful as the writing. And physical books have just been delivered, the evening before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The book is resolutely apolitical and non-prescriptive, although I do draw connections with popular discontents (e.g., about overbearing experts). Similarly, I do not attack mainstream economics. But, I connect numerous dots that lie outside standard theories. These include imagination, story-like discourse, and seemingly bureaucratic routines that have profound real-world consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have tried hard to make the book accessible to serious general readers, including those outside the anglosphere. I had the manuscript edited twice and used devices such as bullet points that respectable books avoid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book even has pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter Coy has just published a thoughtful write-up <\/a>in the New York Times<\/em>. On the scholarly side, Richard Friberg (Stockholm School of Economics) has posted a generous assessment on his website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a journalist, blogger, or academic who would like a digital review copy or printed galley, please contact me at amar AT bhide.net or Jessica Pellien <jessica AT pellienpublicrelations.com>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To other friends and former students or colleagues with expense accounts, I recommend Jim Kramer\u2019s Mad Money advice. \u201cBuy, buy, buy.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d be immensely grateful. There is no chance this will become a bestseller, but some general attention could influence scholars. As Dunne\u2019s fictional bartender declared, \u201cThe Supreme Court follows the election returns.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The publisher hasn\u2019t attempted to distribute through traditional bookstores. But, you can order on Amazon<\/a> or immediately download a Kindle version. You can also peruse sample chapters on Amazon.[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in the spirit of Thanksgiving:  I live a privileged, cocooned existence in a difficult world. My aggravations and disappointments are minor. I hope yours are too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> The $35 list price in 2024 is exactly the same as of its 1999 prequel, The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses<\/em>, with the same ~440 pages.  Thanks to automation and outsourcing to India, that\u2019s about a 50% price decrease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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