• DOI:10.1023/A:1006632214612
Corpus ID: 153673448

Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability

@article{Tainter2000ProblemSC,
  title={Problem Solving: Complexity, History, Sustainability},
  author={J. Tainter},
  journal={Population and Environment},
  year={2000},
  volume={22},
  pages={3-41}
}

J. Tainter

Published 2000

Population and Environment

Sustainability or collapse follow from the success or failure of problem-solving institutions. The factors that lead to long-term success or failure in problem solving have received little attention, so that this fundamental activity is poorly understood. The capacity of institutions to solve problems changes over time, suggesting that a science of problem solving, and thus a science of sustainability, must be historical. Complexity is a primary problem-solving strategy, which is often… CONTINUE READING

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