Instead of yet another theory on good governance, this book presents a substantiation of contemporary notions. It builds on the theoretical foundations for taking an overall perspective on social contexts and culminates in a systemic framework that captures social structures based on first...

Egon Matzner war ein weit über die Grenzen Österreichs hinaus geschätzter Wirtschaftswissenschafter, der sich aber nicht auf die Ökonomie beschränkte. Er war Sozialwissenschafter mit ökonomischer Fundierung, politischer Denker und weit blickender Intellektueller. Seine wissenschaftliche...

This book contains the contributions presented at the international workshop 'The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems: an interdisciplinary approach' held in Ascona, Switzerland in November 2004. Experts from several disciplines outline a conceptual framework for modeling and forecasting the...

Social sciences and economics have undergone enormous progress. While certain topics have been fully researched, others have remained largely under-researched or ignored. It is this discrepancy which prompted the research paradigm of 'Crossing Bridges'. For this volume, ten authors have joined...