{"product_id":"the-atlas-of-economic-complexity-mapping-paths-to-prosperity-9780262525428","title":"The Atlas of Economic Complexity: Mapping Paths to Prosperity","description":"\u003cb\u003eMaps capture data expressing the economic complexity of countries from Albania to Zimbabwe, offering current economic measures and as well as a guide to achieving prosperity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do some countries grow and others do not? The authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of Economic Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e offer readers an explanation based on \"Economic Complexity,\" a measure of a society's productive knowledge. Prosperous societies are those that have the knowledge to make a larger variety of more complex products.\u003ci\u003e The Atlas of Economic Complexity\u003c\/i\u003e attempts to measure the amount of productive knowledge countries hold and how they can move to accumulate more of it by making more complex products.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the graphical representation of the \"Product Space,\" the authors are able to identify each country's \"adjacent possible,\" or potential new products, making it easier to find paths to economic diversification and growth. In addition, they argue that a country's economic complexity and its position in the product space are better predictors of economic growth than many other well-known development indicators, including measures of competitiveness, governance, finance, and schooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing innovative visualizations, the book locates each country in the product space, provides complexity and growth potential rankings for 128 countries, and offers individual country pages with detailed information about a country's current capabilities and its diversification options. The maps and visualizations included in the Atlas can be used to find more viable paths to greater productive knowledge and prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16604806\"\u003eRicardo Hausmann\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13575528\"\u003eCesar A. Hidalgo\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13666740\"\u003eSebastian Bustos\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e MIT Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.47h x 10.00w x 1.09d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780262525428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0262525429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS069030\"\u003eEconomics | Theory\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS039000\"\u003eEconomics | Macroeconomics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS069020\"\u003eInternational | Economics \u0026amp; Trade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRicardo Hausmann is Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard University, Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School, and George Cowan Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCésar A Hidalgo is ABC Career Development Professor at the MIT Media Lab.","brand":"MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44686391705837,"sku":"9780262525428","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_f08bd351-9711-4bef-9bc5-6a54903f7804.jpg?v=1703642244","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-atlas-of-economic-complexity-mapping-paths-to-prosperity-9780262525428","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}