... thermodynamic approach to the importance of non-equilibrium in the development of economic systems. Štefan Volner can be contacted at: stvolner@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Politics Adaptive system theory Thermodynamic approach Economic system Political science Non...

... limit rules. Bicameral policymaking State legislatures Political science Government Politics © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 When chambers can specialize, there is the development of expertise that does not overlap amongst chambers. As a result, there is a sequential...

...) and “ill‐structured” (futures type)problems has not been properly identified or satisfactorily solved. The political system faces three major problems: the problem of competence; the problem of deliverability; and the problem of legitimacy. All of these can be helped by the understanding and application...

... of political, socio‐economic, and cultural conditions – will affect foresight “style”. At the same time, a secondary hypothesis acknowledges that policy tool transfer and international learning might soften the influence of contextual conditions. Design/methodology/approach Using the data...

... Decision making Ethics Forward planning Information management Politics Looking back on 1984, future historians may note that it was a good year for George Orwell. His dystopian novel, written in 1948, popped up on the best‐seller lists; lectures and colloquia were held to honor his memory...

... this disappearing resource. From the time of conservative Charles de Gaulle to socialist François Mitterrand (i.e. from the 1940s to the mid‐1990s), the gray eminence of French politics in West Africa and fomentor of wars among African kings and presidents was one Jacques Foccart. Neither a career diplomat nor...

...Armen Chobanyan; Jan Emblemsvåg Purpose To provide students, professors, political leaders, members of non‐governmental sector and economists with a review of Drucker's major works on recent changes in politics, government, society and economy. Design/methodology/approach...

..., synthesis and confluence of different and often opposing intellectual concepts; and of seminal research developments and academic disciplines. Three major components and sets of authors are identified and examined: the technology of theology; the increasing interconnectedness of social, political...