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The notion of information is multifaceted. According to the case, it is a simple signal or already knowledge. It responds to codes and is inscribed into a social relationship. There are clearly many perspectives which the social sciences can take to analyse the notion of information.
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Petit, P. (2001). Introduction. In: Petit, P. (eds) Economics and Information. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3367-9_1
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