Mark Hrlimann

Dealing with Real-World Complexity

GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT

Mark Hrlimann

Dealing with Real-World Complexity Limits, Enhancements and New Approaches for Policy Makers

With a foreword by Prof. Dr. Andrea Schenker-Wicki

GABLER EDITION WISSENSCHAFT

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Dissertation University of Zurich, 2007

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