The authority of complexity

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 313-329

  Stehr, Nico ^a   Grundmann, Reiner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Knowledge application; Social; Social and economic theory; Sociological knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOLOGY;

ECONOMICS; HUMANS; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0035380883     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00071310120045006     Document Type: Article

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