`The Economics of Order and Disorder is an enlightening book. It is full of original ideas about how to model the fundamentals of exchange; the discussions surrounding the models are highly insightful; and the book suggests many good directions for furhter work.'Journal of Economic Literature

• Part 1 The market as organizer: building the models; a simple market; the market and irreversibilities; the market and increasing yields; the traditional market; the revelation of quality through price. Part 2 The market as creator: the birth of intermediaries; the forming of opinions; the creating of skills; the founding of unions; change in structure of competition.

`The Economics of Order and Disorder is an enlightening book. It is full of original ideas about how to model the fundamentals of exchange; the discussions surrounding the models are highly insightful; and the book suggests many good directions for furhter work.'Journal of Economic Literature

• Part 1 The market as organizer: building the models; a simple market; the market and irreversibilities; the market and increasing yields; the traditional market; the revelation of quality through price. Part 2 The market as creator: the birth of intermediaries; the forming of opinions; the creating of skills; the founding of unions; change in structure of competition.

`The Economics of Order and Disorder is an enlightening book. It is full of original ideas about how to model the fundamentals of exchange; the discussions surrounding the models are highly insightful; and the book suggests many good directions for furhter work.'Journal of Economic Literature

• Part 1 The market as organizer: building the models; a simple market; the market and irreversibilities; the market and increasing yields; the traditional market; the revelation of quality through price. Part 2 The market as creator: the birth of intermediaries; the forming of opinions; the creating of skills; the founding of unions; change in structure of competition.