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Public policies in complex societies:
2023This chapter proposes as a general objective to show an analytical device to analyze public policies in complex societies such as those of Latin America. Specifically, we propose a style and method for analyzing public policies that refer to four aspects.
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Civil society and urban poverty – examining complexity
Environment and Urbanization, 2001CIVIL SOCIETY IS increasingly recognized as being critical to the successful realization of development. Grassroots organizations are regarded as a new panacea for people-centred, pro-poor development. But should this be the case? Low-income communities are subject to division due to unequal access to power, prestige, income and capital.
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Chapter in the volume entitled "Alcohol, science and society. Twenty-nine lectures with discussions as given at the Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies."
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Chapter in the volume entitled "Alcohol, science and society. Twenty-nine lectures with discussions as given at the Yale Summer School of Alcohol Studies."
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Complex societies and social theory
Social Science Information, 1998A central issue in the social sciences today is the analysis of complex society, and topics like globalization, identity and self-identity, transformation of self and collective action become more and more important in social theory. This article intends to show (a) how the diagnosis of complexity affects the constitution of the topics at the heart of
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Complexity and Philosophy - Complexity, Science and Society.
2006The science of complexity is based on a new way of thinking that stands in sharp contrast to the philosophy underlying Newtonian science, which is based on reductionism, determinism, and objective knowledge. This paper reviews the historical development of this new world view, focusing on its philosophical foundations.
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