In the global economy of the twenty-first century, prosperity is created in fundamentally new ways. The science of complex, networked systems provides invaluable insights into technological, organizational and economic arrangements that will ensure global prosperity.
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Duke, C. Prosperity, complexity and science. Nature Phys 2, 426–428 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys337
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