Page, Scott E.,   1963- <br/><br/>
Diversity and complexity / 
Scott E. Page. 
 - Princeton, N.J.  :  Princeton University Press,  c2011. 
 - x, 291 p. :  ill. ;  22 cm. 
 - Primers in complex systems .
 - Primers in complex systems .
<br/><br/> Pre-publication working title: Diversity in complex adaptive systems. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-269) and index. 
<br/><br/>On diversity and complexity -- Measuring diversity -- The creation and evolution of diversity -- Constraints on diversity -- Variation in complex systems -- Diversity's inescapable benefits I : averaging -- Diversity's inescapable benefits II : diminishing returns to types -- Diversity's impact in complex systems -- Parting thoughts. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691137674 (pbk.) 0691137676 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social systems.<br/>Cultural pluralism.<br/>Complexity (Philosophy)<br/>Sistemas sociales<br/>Sociología<br/>Complejidad (Filosofía).
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HM 701  / P133d 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>301