Developmental problems are invariably perceived as existing conditions, which must be alleviated. This often removes a policy from the factors that created the problem in the first instance. System dynamics, a learning and problem solving process combining modeling and computer simulation, on...

This paper applies the Austrian perspective of human agency to model a 'learning government'. It portrays the government as an actor who makes decision under uncertainty. Public agents, like private enterprises, formulate expectations and plans based on their experiences. Assimilating new...

This paper applies the Austrian perspective of human agency to model a 'learning government'. It portrays the government as an actor who makes decision under uncertainty. Public agents, like private enterprises, formulate expectations and plans based on their experiences. Assimilating new...

The last decade has been marked by a debate on a ?paradigm shift? of economic and territorial development, in transition toward a new economic and industrial system based on knowledge, ?immateriality? and creativity. Against the background of an increased globalization and industrial...