Engineering - General & Miscellaneous, Biology & Life Sciences, Theories of Science, Biology & Life Sciences, Economics, Mathematics, Mathematics, Engineering - General & Miscellaneous
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Ayres (environment, management, and economics; INSEAD, the international school of management in Fontainebleau, France) applies the fundamental concepts of phylogenic evolution to the development of socioeconomic systems and technological progress. Beginning with thermodynamics and adding information gathering and self-organization, he argues that all evolutionary phenomena are examples of deterministic chaos and can be characterized by increasing diversity, complexity, and stability. The basic arguments are accessible to nonspecialists, though some of the chapters on specific applications assume knowledge of the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
October 1, 1997
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Pages
324
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780883189115