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Emergence: Complexity & Organization (12.1) - Special Issue on Complexity Theory for Public Administration and Policy (12.1)

Written/Edited by: Jack W. Meek
2010, ISSN 1521-3250 (108 pages), Emergent Publications

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Editorial

Guest Editorial: Complexity Theory for Public Administration and Policy (1-4)
Jack Meek

General Papers

The Science of Muddling Through Revisited (5-18)
Ronald J. Scott, Jr.

Public Decision-Making as Coevolution (19-28)
Lasse Gerrits

Understanding Connective Capacity of Program Management from a Self-Organization Perspective (29-38)
Jean-Marie Buijs

Bridging Jurisdictions: Conservancies Working Across Borders as Adaptive Systems (39-51)
Jack W. Meek & Hong K. Lyu

Issues in Reconceptualizing Public Policy from the Perspective of Complexity Theory (52-60)
Göktug Morçöl

Complexity and Philosophy

Aspects of Complexity Theory in Liberal Political Thought (61-69)
R. M. Bittick

Classic Complexity

The Science of "Muddling" Through (70-80)
Charles E. Lindblom

Forum

Adjacent Opportunities: Amplifying Weak Signals (81-82)
Ron Schultz

Empowerment: Chapter 9 (of 10)—The Mastermind (83-84)
Michael Shenker

Systems Import

Practical Industrial Application of System Dynamics (85-92)
R.Geoff Coyle

Book Reviews
Calling Notices and Announcements
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