1. Important announcement

   Announcement Pages: 1 - 1

2. Editorial

   • Robert L. Flood

   EditorialNotes Pages: 3 - 4

3. The irresponsibility and ineffectiveness of downsizing

   • Russell L. Ackoff
   • John Pourdehnad

   Redesigning the Future Pages: 5 - 11

4. Faith and the normative foundation of systems science

   • J. D. R. de Raadt

   Papers Pages: 13 - 35

5. Dealing with coercion: Critical Systems Heuristics and beyond

   • Gerald Midgley

   Papers Pages: 37 - 57

6. Information, evolution, and change

   • Bela Antal Banathy

   Papers Pages: 59 - 84

7. A classification of management support systems

   • Paul N. Finlay
   • Chris G. Marples

   Papers Pages: 85 - 108

8. Book reviews

   • N. V. Jackson
   • György G. Járos
   • Rolland Munro

   BookReview Pages: 109 - 119