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The Physics of Corporations

Geoffrey West is a physicist who has been studying cities. As reported by Jonah Lehrer in the New York Times, he thinks he understands how they grow and why they prosper. He has found that the denser the city, the more adaptable it is and the more wealth it produces per person. But when he turns his eye to the corporation, he finds a different story.