Title: The New Science and the Old: Complexity and Realism in the Social Sciences
Abstract: Journal for the Theory of Social BehaviourVolume 22, Issue 4 p. 353-380 The New Science and the Old: Complexity and Realism in the Social Sciences MICHAEL REED, MICHAEL REED Department of Economics University of Nevada, RenoSearch for more papers by this authorDAVID L. HARVEY, DAVID L. HARVEY Department of Sociology University of Nevada, Reno 374 Michael Reed and David L. HarveySearch for more papers by this author MICHAEL REED, MICHAEL REED Department of Economics University of Nevada, RenoSearch for more papers by this authorDAVID L. HARVEY, DAVID L. HARVEY Department of Sociology University of Nevada, Reno 374 Michael Reed and David L. 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