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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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
2004, 2004
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Edition: | 1st ed. 2004 |
Series: | Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications
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Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
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 |
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Physical Description: | X, 342 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9781441991782 |