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Root, Gus – 1977
Any effort to change a complex social system should begin by constructing models and simulations of the problem and its social context. These will increase the likelihood of long-term success, decrease the chance of unexpected negative side effects, and help conserve scarce national resources. Models may be of three types: (1) prose models--which…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Futures (of Society), Models, Simulated Environment
