Introduction: The scope of complexity and its implications for policy

Complexity and the Economy: Implications for Economic Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1-14

  Finch, John ^a   Orillard, Magali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 84881763574     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845428044.00008     Document Type: Editorial

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