Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society A Revolution in Economic Thinking by Multi-objective Optimization

For both public and private managers, the book Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society is today's key to answer the problem of a sustainable development world. This world has to take into account the meaning of all stakeholders involved and has to reconcile a number of objectives, such a...

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Main Author: Brauers, W.K.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:For both public and private managers, the book Optimization Methods for a Stakeholder Society is today's key to answer the problem of a sustainable development world. This world has to take into account the meaning of all stakeholders involved and has to reconcile a number of objectives, such as economic growth, employment and preservation of the ecosystem. Traditional methods, such as cost-benefit, are outmoded as they translate all these objectives into monetary costs, a materialistic approach. On the contrary, objectives have rather to stick to their own units, eventually indicators
Physical Description:X, 342 p online resource
ISBN:9781441991782