Geyer, Robert.

Complexity and public policy : a new approach to twenty-first century politics, policy and society / Robert Geyer and Samir Rihani. - Routledge 2010 - xiii, 215 p. : 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-210) and index.

1. From orderly to complexity science --
2. Concepts of complexity --
3. Tools of complexity --
4. Politics --
5. Health --
6. The international arena --
7. Development --
8. Planning dreams into nightmares: the Iraq adventure --
9. Exploding the myths of terrorism --
10. Conclusion: Towards a complex and humane public policy for the twenty-first century.

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Policy sciences.
Political planning.
Complexity (Philosophy)
Terrorism--Prevention.
System theory


European Union countries--Social policy--Planning.

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