Structuralist Perspective -- Changes in Economy and Society

Author: Tom R. Burns
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Publish Date: 2004-12-20
Features: The greatest achievement of systems theory in the 1970s was the Actor-System-Dynamics theory: it views social relationships, groups, organizations, and communities as social systems with unique internal structures and movement patterns, but with certain boundaries between them. The representative of this theory—Professor Burns personally selected seven highly representative papers, explaining the Actor-System-Dynamics theory from aspects such as socioeconomics and the social order and change of modern society. This holds great value for government economic policies, the formulation of market systems, the management of inflation, and the regulation of social order. Professor Burns, the author of Structural Perspectives: Economy and Society and Change, is a representative figure who inspired the theory of systems dynamics. The book includes seven of his highly meaningful papers, discussing socioeconomics, market systems, and dynamics. This book not only has theoretical research significance but also holds certain significance for China's economic policies, the formulation of market systems, the management of inflation, and the regulation of social order in the tide of China's market economy.