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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100275957225

ISBN-139780275957223

eBay Product ID (ePID)863009

Product Key Features

Number of Pages248 Pages

Publication NameCrisis Theory

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Economics / General, Political Ideologies / General

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics

AuthorDavid Rich

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight18.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-053945

Dewey Edition21

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.5/42

Table Of ContentThe Problem Situation Our Contemporary Era Comments on Science and Philosophy Further Comments on Chaos Theory Chaos and Catastrophe Theory--A Critique Crisis Theory Introductory Comments Crisis Theory--The Formal Statement Crisis Theory--Dynamics and Discontinuity The Critical Test Crisis Theory and Its Applications Introductory Comments Crisis Theory and Long-Run Business Cycles Crisis Theory and the Rise and Change of Nations Crisis Theory and the Dynamics of Nations Future Orientation and the Paradox of Industrialization Conclusion--Comments on Philosophy and Physics Notes Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisChallenging chaos theory and catastrophe theory, the author contends that with the fragmented state of knowledge in contemporary times, these dynamic equilibrium-oriented theories are inadequate for generating new knowledge. Arguing that knowledge is dynamic and disequilibrium-oriented, Rich provides a new theoretical approach--crisis theory--and applies it to the problems of economics, politics, and the natural sciences. Crisis theory is constructed to deal with changes in problem areas, to allow for the development of new theories in both existing and emerging problem areas, and to allow for the exchange of information within opposing theories in economics and politics. The book is composed of three parts. Part 1 discusses the role of knowledge and its anti-realism in our contemporary era and establishes the need for a new theory. Part 2 develops the schematic of crisis theory. In Part 3, the theory is applied to the problems of long-term business cycle theories, the nine implications of Mancur Olson's logic, the problems of the postindustrial future-oriented countries, and the paradox of industrialization.

LC Classification NumberHB3716