Complexity and Self-Organization in Social and Economic Systems

This volume deals with nonlinear dynamic modelling in the social sciences. In addition to theoretical and methodological contributions, some papers offer insights for the understanding of non-equilibrium dynamics underlying managarial and technological innovation problems, regional and international dynamics and macroeconomic policies, especially in the present social transition in China. The reader will find qualitative descriptions, data analyses, deterministic and stochastic dynamic models as well as artificial intelligence models.