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Complex adaptive systems as a valid framework for understanding community level development

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Complex adaptive systems (CAS) theory is gaining mainstream recognition in development policy and management. This article looks to the correlations between development theory and CAS theory to support an argument for the validity of community level development as a complex adaptive system. The article describes some theoretical and practical implications of using CAS theory as a framework for community level development. This includes a call for researchers and practitioners to understand more thoroughly the contextualised nature of development, and the communities in which development interventions are implemented.

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  • Kate Neely, 2015. "Complex adaptive systems as a valid framework for understanding community level development," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(6), pages 785-797, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:25:y:2015:i:6:p:785-797
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2015.1060949
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    1. Gregory Vial, 2023. "A Complex Adaptive Systems Perspective of Software Reuse in the Digital Age: An Agenda for IS Research," Information Systems Research, INFORMS, vol. 34(4), pages 1728-1743, December.

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