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The collapse of complex societies

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Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies Economic Theory and Institutions Chaos, Complexity, and Education

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Acknowledgements 1. Introduction to collapse 2. The nature of complex societies 3. The study of collapse 4. Understanding collapse: the marginal productivity of sociopolitical change 5. Evaluation: complexity and marginal returns in collapsing societies 6. Summary and implications References Index.

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