Nonconvex Optimization and Its Applications: A Revolution in Economic Thinking by Multi-objective Optimization

Brauers, W.K.

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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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2003-11-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781402076817

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-9178-2

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 342