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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779445803321

Autore

Morcol Goktug

Titolo

A complexity theory for public policy / / Goktŭg Morcol

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-28346-3

0-203-11269-5

1-283-89387-8

1-136-28347-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Routledge research in public administration and public policy ; ; 1

Disciplina

320.601

Soggetti

Policy sciences

Policy sciences - Mathematical models

Political planning

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Concepts -- pt. 2. Epistemology -- pt. 3. Methodology.

Sommario/riassunto

Complexity theory has become popular in the natural and social sciences over the last few decades as a result of the advancements in our understanding of the complexities in natural and social phenomena. Concepts and methods of complexity theory have been applied by scholars of public affairs in North America and Europe, but a comprehensive framework for these applications is lacking. A Complexity Theory for Public Policy proposes a conceptual synthesis and sets a foundation for future developments and applications. In this book, Göktu? Morçöl convincingly makes the c