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Complexity and the Art of Public Policy: Solving Society´s Problems from the Bottom Up
David Colander
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Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages, 2 halftones. BIC Classification: JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 140. .
Complexity science--made possible by modern analytical and computational advances--is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck in either a market fundamentalist or government control narrative. While these standard narratives are useful in some cases, they are damaging in others, directing thinking away from creative, innovative policy solutions. Complexity and the Art of Public Policy outlines a new, more flexible policy narrative, which envisions society as a complex evolving system that is uncontrollable but can be influenced. David Colander and Roland Kupers describe how economists and ... Read more
Complexity science--made possible by modern analytical and computational advances--is changing the way we think about social systems and social theory. Unfortunately, economists' policy models have not kept up and are stuck in either a market fundamentalist or government control narrative. While these standard narratives are useful in some cases, they are damaging in others, directing thinking away from creative, innovative policy solutions. Complexity and the Art of Public Policy outlines a new, more flexible policy narrative, which envisions society as a complex evolving system that is uncontrollable but can be influenced. David Colander and Roland Kupers describe how economists and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
411g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691169132
SKU
V9780691169132
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About David Colander
David Colander is professor of economics at Middlebury College and the author of The Making of an Economist, Redux (Princeton). Roland Kupers is an associate fellow in the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford. He is the coauthor of The Essence of Scenarios: Learning from the Shell Experience.
Reviews for Complexity and the Art of Public Policy: Solving Society´s Problems from the Bottom Up
Colander and Kupers reframe the standard public policy debate in terms of complexity theory and describe their approach as evolutionary... The authors provide a strong case that current positions, government control, and market fundamentalism are inadequate to addressing contemporary social problems... Recommended for public policy specialists who seek a qualitative introduction to complexity theory and its application to social issues. ... Read more