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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[David Giltinan]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Advocates of free markets have difficulty explaining their position to non-economists; it is easy to see how a market can work if someone is in charge, but difficult to see how no one can be in charge and a market performs better.  Empirical evidence about market interactions rarely goes much further than academia.  By showing how, and why, crowds can be smarter than experts, Surowiecki is showing how free markets can be more efficient than controlled markets.  Written for the general public and full of examples.  <br/><br/>For further reading in a business context see <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161789.The_Toyota_Way" title="The Toyota Way by Jeffrey K. Liker">The Toyota Way</a> and <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/183392.It_s_Your_Ship_Management_Techniques_from_the_Best_Damn_Ship_in_the_Navy" title="It's Your Ship  Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy by Michael Abrashoff">It's Your Ship</a>.  For an in-depth look at communication and how it affects decisions, as well as how to improve communication and decisions, see <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15014.Crucial_Conversations_Tools_for_Talking_When_Stakes_are_High" title="Crucial Conversations  Tools for Talking When Stakes are High by Kerry Patterson">Crucial Conversations</a> <br/><br/>]]></body>
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