Complexity economics, wicked problems and consumer education

International Journal of Consumer Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-69

  Mcgregor, Sue L T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Complexity economics; Complexity theory; Consumer education; Neoliberal economics; Normal and post normal science; Tame and wicked problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867878471     PISSN: 14706423     EISSN: 14706431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1470-6431.2011.01034.x     Document Type: Article

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