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Complexity and co-evolution : continuity and change in socio-economic systems
Garnsey, Elizabeth (contributor); McGlade, James (contributor) - 2006
This book applies ideas and methods from the complexity perspective to key concerns in the social sciences, exploring co-evolutionary processes that have not yet been addressed in the technical or popular literature on complexity. Authorities in a variety of fields--including evolutionary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851000
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Economic institutions and complexity : structures, interactions, and emergent properties
Schenk, Karl-Ernst - 2003
This book presents a concept of interactive economic institutions and systems, considered by the author to be a bottleneck to scientific progress. In the author's evaluation of contemporary institutional economics, the focus is on the interaction of complex economic structures in terms of their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474159
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Risk, complexity and ICT
Hanseth, Ole (contributor); Ciborra, Claudio (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Theory -- pt. 2. Cases. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420042
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Evolution and economic complexity
Foster, John (contributor); Metcalfe, J. Stanley (contributor) - 2004
abstract discussions of ontology, analysis and theory to more practical discussions on how we can operationalize notions such …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851152
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Global leadership practices : competencies for navigating in a complex world
Gehrke, Bettina (ed.); Claes, Marie-Thérèse (ed.);  … - 2024 - Second edition
"This forward-thinking book explores global leadership and the complexities inherent in its practice. Conceptual knowledge, learning tools and reflective exercises stimulate the reader to delve into self-development and to recognize how to develop competencies that lead to global collaboration....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014544830
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Politics as a peculiar business : insights from a theory of entangled political economy
Wagner, Richard E. - 2016
1. Public choice and the Virginia tradition of political economy -- 2. Alternative paths for a theory of political … economy -- 3. Systems theory and parts-to-whole relationships -- 4. The logic of economizing action : universal form and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419852
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Complexity and the economy : implications for economy policy
Finch, John H. (contributor); Orillard, Magali (contributor) - 2005
The authors examine the causes and consequences of complexity among the broadly economic phenomena of firms, industries and socio-economic policy. The book makes a valuable contribution to the increasingly prominent subject of complexity, especially for those whose interests include...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852131
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Innovation, evolution and complexity theory
Frenken, Koen - 2006
The motivation behind this book is the desire to integrate complexity theory into economic models of technological …-Schumpetarian literature on innovation, diffusion and technological paradigms. Recent advances in complexity theory provide a new understanding … aircraft and helicopter designs and recent innovations in personal computers. Innovation, Evolution and Complexity Theory makes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474137
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Corruption and economic development
Dutta, Jayasri (contributor); Aidt, Toke (contributor) - 2016
E. Foster, Andrew W. Horowitz and Fabio Méndez (2012), 'An Axiomatic Approach to the Measurement of Corruption: Theory …-40 -- Toke Aidt, Jayasri Dutta and Vania Sena (2008), 'Governance Regimes, Corruption and Growth: Theory and Evidence', Journal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419905
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International handbook of urban policy : Volume 1, Contentious global issues
Geyer, Hermanus S. (contributor) - 2007
This first Handbook in a series of three original reference works looks at globally contentious urban policy issues from a wide variety of different angles and perspectives. Matters related to urban densification, population mobility, urban inequality and sustainability are analysed in a manner...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850799