Summary:
The book explores the concept that the growth of information is fundamental to understanding the dynamics of economies and innovation. It delves into how physical order and information underpin economic growth, drawing parallels between the entropy and structure of information in both biological and economic systems.
Key points:
1. Information as Physical Order: Hidalgo views information as the arrangement of matter and energy, governed by physics and initial universe conditions.
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