Agile Actors on Complex Terrains: Transformative Realism and Public Policy (Com

Taylor & Francis

Storename eBay Template\nFree UK \nDelivery\nFree \nReturns\nCustomer Satisfaction \nGuaranteed\nTop Customer \nFeedbackAgile Actors on Complex Terrains: Transformative Realism and Public Policy (Complexity in Social Science)Product DescriptionAbout the Author Graham Room is Professor of European Social Policy at the University of Bath. He is author, co-author or editor of twelve books, including Complexity, Institutions and Public Policy: Agile Decision-Making in a Turbulent World, Edward Elgar, 2011. He was Founding Editor of the Journal of European Social Policy and Founding Director of the Institute for Policy Research.Product Features\n--This book assesses the value and relevance of the literature on complex systems to policy-making, contributing to both social theory and policy analysis. For this purpose it develops two key ideas: agile action and transformative realism. The book takes some major themes from complexity science, presents them in a clear and accessible manner and.