Complex Systems Theory and Development Practice: Understanding Non-linear RealitiesHere, for the first time, development studies encounters the set of ideas popularly known as 'Chaos Theory'. Samir Rihani applies to the processes of economic development, ideas from complex adaptive systems like uncertainty, complexity, and unpredictability. Rihani examines various aspects of the development process - including the World Bank, debt, and the struggle against poverty - and demonstrates the limitations of fundamentally linear thinking in an essentially non-linear world. |
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Contents
ONE THE WHOLE CASE IN A NUTSHELL | 1 |
TWO A FALSE SENSE OF ORDER | 18 |
THREE ANCIENT ROOTS TO MODERN IDEOLOGIES | 46 |
FOUR DAWN OF THE PROBABILISTIC | 65 |
FIVE LINEAR RECIPES FOR A COMPLEX WORLD | 108 |
SIX THE WEALTH AND POVERTY OF NATIONS | 141 |
SEVEN FREEDOM TO INTERACT | 164 |
EIGHT CAPABILITY TO INTERACT | 186 |
NINE CONFLICT AND INCAPABILITY | 214 |
TEN AGENDA FOR A NEW PARADIGM | 232 |
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| Title | Complex Systems Theory and Development Practice: Understanding Non-linear Realities |
| Author | Samir Rihani |
| Publisher | Zed Books, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1842770470, 9781842770474 |
| Length | 280 pages |
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