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Designing Freedom (The CBC Massey Lectures) Paperback – November 18, 1993

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Stafford Beer, an international consultant in the sciences of management and effective organization, wrote hundreds of papers and articles and five books. He died in August 2002.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ House of Anansi Press; 0 edition (November 18, 1993)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 110 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0887845479
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0887845475
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.27 x 8 inches
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