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Beer, S. (2006). May the Whole Earth Be Happy. In: van Gigch, J.P. (eds) Wisdom, Knowledge, and Management. C.West Churchman and Related Works Series, vol 2. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-36506-0_10
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