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Our Societies become more complex everyday, particularly in the economic sphere. This is due not only to technology, but also to organizational needs in every social cell, from government services down to the individual. Everyday even the ordinary person is becoming more aware of the necessary links between today’s societies across the world, and feels that human behavior must be adapted to this new situation. This law of emerging “Complexity-Conscience” has long been known [Teilhard de Chardin, 1959]. One can also see, in our societies, that our decisions and actions are prepared and applied under a very strong uncertainty.
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Munier, B. (1995). Complexity, the Concept of Uncertainty and Bounded Rationality of Man. In: Götschl, J. (eds) Revolutionary Changes in Understanding Man and Society. Theory and Decision Library, vol 21. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0369-5_13
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