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003			OCoLC
005			20251028092155.0
008			050405s2004 nyu b 000 0 eng
001			ocm54022622
010			_a 2003070095
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040			_aDLC _cDLC _dIG# _dIBS _dVF$
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aJC 328.2 .S87 2004
100	1		_aSurowiecki, James, _d1967-
245	1	4	_aThe wisdom of crowds : _bwhy the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations / _cJames Surowiecki.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bDoubleday : _c2004.
300			_axxi, 296 p. ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aThe wisdom of crowds -- The difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity -- Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence -- Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization -- Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world -- Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust -- Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate -- Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation -- Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work -- The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss? -- Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices -- Democracy : dreams of the common good.
650		0	_aConsensus (Social sciences)
650		0	_aCommon good.
650		0	_aGroup decision making.
856	4	2	_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random055/2003070 095.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2003 070095.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/ 2003070095.html
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