Binding: Paperback
Description: This book provides a clear concise and readable introduction to complexity thinking its application to the social sciences and public policy and the relevance of some of its various tools to those fields of politics health the international realm development planning and terrorism. The authors argue that the foundation for many of the current crises in these areas can be traced to the attempt by social scientists and policy - makers to treat these systems and processes as fundamentally orderly predictable and controllable. By providing an overview of complex systems a practical introduction to basic concepts and tools of these systems and examples for understanding and managing them in real life policy situations they provide an exciting new perspective for rethinking our basic approaches to the social sciences and for understanding and managing the increasingly interdependent world of public policy. The book is vital reading for students and scholars of the social sciences and public policy and also policymakers and the policy actor audience.
Title: Complexity And Public Policy A New Approach To 21st Century Politics Policy And Society
Author(s): Rihani Samir (University Of Liverpool Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415556637
Pages: 232 Pages, 8 Tables, Black And White; 36 Line Drawings, Black And White; 36 Illustrations, Black And
Publication Date: 5/19/2010
Category: Health & Personal Development