A cybernetic re-evaluation of socio-economic development programs

Kybernetes

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 30-44

  Espinosa, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cybernetics; Economic development; Measurement; Organizational development; Sociocybernetics

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; CYBERNETICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC CYBERNETICS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; MEASUREMENTS;

DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIOCYBERNETICS;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33645223660     PISSN: 0368492X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03684920610640218     Document Type: Article

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