Complexity and Public Policy : a New Approach to 21st Century Politics, Policy And Society.
This book provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to complexity thinking, its application to the social sciences and public policy, and the relevance of some of its various tools to those fields of politics, health, the international realm, development, planning and terrorism. The author...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book provides a clear, concise and readable introduction to complexity thinking, its application to the social sciences and public policy, and the relevance of some of its various tools to those fields of politics, health, the international realm, development, planning and terrorism. The authors argue that the foundation for many of the current crises in these areas can be traced to the attempt by social scientists and policy-makers to treat these systems and processes as fundamentally orderly, predictable and controllable. By providing an overview of complex systems, a pr. |
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Notas: | Applying a complexity map to the international arena and European Union. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-210) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780203856925 0203856929 |