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    0471948403
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    Wiley
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    April 4, 1995
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    6.22 x 1.09 x 9.43 inches
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Concerned with the hope that our planet may yet remain viable and the human race survive, this highly original book contains 13 arguments for change which are linked by personal and deeper metalinguistic commentaries.

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"Stafford Beer is undoubtedly among the world's most provocative, creative, and profound thinkers on the subject of management, and he records his thinking with a flair that is unmatched. His writing is as much art as it is science. He is the most viable system I know."
—Dr Russell L Ackoff, The Institute for Interactive Management, Pennsylvania. USA

This is a highly original book both in content and format. It presents thirteen 'arguments for change', these are linked by a personal commentary, and by a deeper, 'metalinguistic', commentary. Platform for Change is completely
self-contained, does not deal at all with the nature of viable systems, but is directed towards the hope that our
planet may yet remain viable--and the human race survive.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wiley; 1st edition (April 4, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 468 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0471948403
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0471948407
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.5 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.22 x 1.09 x 9.43 inches
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