died in 1993, but he has left a legacy in economics, conflict studies, systems theory, ecology, biology, communication …

representation of a thermodynamic equation. From here, we develop an analytic thermodynamic theory of social sciences. Most people … agree that thermodynamic theory is a sounder foundation to describe living systems than Newtonian mechanics, which is the … physical foundation of general equilibrium theory. As it is often the case, an analytical framework that is built on sounder …

evolutionary and institutional economics. Building a framework of theory and empirical analysis, it provides an in …