Energy, aesthetics and knowledge in complex economic systems

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-100

  Foster, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Complex system; Dissipative structure; Energy; Entropy; Evolution; Knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052725515     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.02.013     Document Type: Article

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