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This chapter deals with the ways the influences of modern mathematics can be most profitably brought to bear on social systems modeling. The result of the discussion is that the best way is through the development of and focus of attention on “structured methodologies”; general systems research provides a mechanism to accomplish this development.
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Pichler, F. (1982). On the Use of Structured Methodologies in General Systems Research. In: Cavallo, R. (eds) Systems Methodology in Social Science Research. Frontiers in Systems Research, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3204-8_2
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