Complexity and public policy : a new approach to twenty-first century politics, policy and society / Robert Geyer and Samir Rihani

Author: Geyer, Robert
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Physical Description: xiii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Rihani, Samir, 1938-

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Contents

1. From orderly to complexity science -- 2. Concepts of complexity -- 3. Tools of complexity -- 4. Politics -- 5. Health -- 6. The international arena -- 7. Development -- 8. Planning dreams into nightmares: the Iraq adventure -- 9. Exploding the myths of terrorism -- 10. Conclusion: Towards a complex and humane public policy for the twenty-first century.

Subject(s)

Policy sciences
Political planning
System theory
Complexity (Philosophy)
Terrorism—Prevention
European Union countries—Social policy—Planning

ISBN

9780415556620 (hardback)
0415556627 (hardback)
9780415556637 (pbk.)
0415556635 (pbk.)
9780203856925 (e-book)
0203856929 (e-book)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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