The paper investigates some early discussions on the nature of complexity in economics, from the neoclassical revolution of the 1870s. Some of these arguments were put forward by discontent economists ( Jevons and Marshall), others by suspicious philosophers (Schumpeter): in every case,...

Whether or not paradigm (1), as a word, is or is not an overstatement, in this essay I will identify the differences between and the sources of two policy programs. From the journalistic (popular) standpoint, policy differences stand out most vividly when programs are compared. But often the...

European and American authors discuss the European Community's 1985 far-reaching design for regional integration.

The terms of reference of this report are to indicate the "impact of alternative foreseeable population trends upon economic development prospects and assistance needs of less developed countries". In it we consider the effects of varying the rate of natural increase of population on a "less...

Whether or not paradigm (1), as a word, is or is not an overstatement, in this essay I will identify the differences between and the sources of two policy programs. From the journalistic (popular) standpoint, policy differences stand out most vividly when programs are compared. But often the...

Contents: Preface -- Introduction: The decentralization -- Part 1 a common ambition -- 1. Blockchain: From ideology to implementation -- 2. Blockchain's toolbox -- 3. Blockchain and darwin -- 4. Decentralization? -- 5. Comes antitrust: The paradox -- Part 2 best frenemies? -- 6. The theory of...