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Economies are Ecologies, not Engines

Inference: International Review of Science, 2017
An economy is a system of agents and connections among those agents. There are, however, two distinct ways of conceptualizing economic systems. One is mechanical, the other is ecological.
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A New Paradigm for Engineering Economy

The Engineering Economist, 1991
ABSTRACT This paper discusses a fundamental change that appears to be occurring in the practical and theoretical aspects of engineering economy. Recent emphasis on the engineer's role in strategic and design-related decision processes has created a very real need for a change in focus in engineering economy technique and methodology.
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Engineers and the economy [PDF]

Electronics and Power, 1969
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Engineering Standards in Developing Economies

Engineering Issues: Journal of Professional Activities, 1978
Standards of safety, amenity, and quality in engineering work should be set at such a level that they are optimal for the economy in which they apply. Since the level of expectations of people varies with differing cultural and economic situations there should be a corresponding variation in the standard of work that an engineer expects his client to ...
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TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING ECONOMY

The Engineering Economist, 1984
(1984). TEACHING AND RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING ECONOMY. The Engineering Economist: Vol. 29, No. 3, pp. 224-232.
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Research Trends in Engineering Economy

The Engineering Economist, 2011
An examination of publication trends in The Engineering Economist was presented at the recent Industrial Engineering Research Conference held in Reno, Nevada. Specifically, 686 articles published from 1964 to the present were assigned to 14 categories and analyzed over time.
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Engineering Economy: An Economist's Perspective

A I I E Transactions, 1976
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to provide an economist's perspective as to those problems that are currently capturing the attention of engineering economy, and those problems that should be capturing its attention, as well as to indicate some recent advances in economic theory of which engineering economy might well take advantage.
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Chemical engineering in a sustainable economy

Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 2013
Abstract Sustainability constitutes a new development paradigm that builds on the recognition of limitations of resources, the necessity for inter and transgenerational equity within human society and the need for preservation of life supporting natural systems.
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Engineering Economy A Historical Perspective

1999 Annual Conference Proceedings
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Gerald J. Thuesen, William G. Sullivan
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Engineering and the economy

Electronics and Power, 1985
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