Systems thinking for social change : (Record no. 6032)

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fixed length control field 181024s2015 vtua b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781603585804 (paperback)
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Transcribing agency DLC
Description conventions rda
Modifying agency AFVC
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Item number .
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 303.4 STR
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Stroh, David P.
9 (RLIN) 7939
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Systems thinking for social change :
Remainder of title a practical guide to solving complex problems, avoiding unintended consequences, and achieving lasting results
Statement of responsibility, etc David Peter Stroh
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc White River Junction, VT :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Chelsea Green Publishing,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 250 pages :
Other physical details illustrations ;
Dimensions 23 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-237) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "Donors, leaders of nonprofits, and public policy makers usually have the best of intentions to serve society and improve social conditions. But often their solutions fall far short of what they want to accomplish and what is truly needed. Moreover, the answers they propose and fund often produce the opposite of what they want over time. We end up with temporary shelters that increase homelessness, drug busts that increase drug-related crime, or food aid that increases starvation. How do these unintended consequences come about and how can we avoid them? By applying conventional thinking to complex social problems, we often perpetuate the very problems we try so hard to solve, but it is possible to think differently, and get different results. Systems Thinking for Social Change enables readers to contribute more effectively to society by helping them understand what systems thinking is and why it is so important in their work. It also gives concrete guidance on how to incorporate systems thinking in problem solving, decision making, and strategic planning without becoming a technical expert. Systems thinking leader David Stroh walks readers through techniques he has used to help people end homelessness and increase affordable housing, improve public health, strengthen public education and access to early childhood development services, protect child welfare, reform the criminal justice system, resolve identity-based conflicts, and more. The result is a highly readable, effective guide to understanding systems and using that knowledge to get the results you want." (From the publisher). Record #6032
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element SOCIAL CHANGE
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650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element SOCIAL POLICY
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element ORGANISATIONAL SYSTEMS
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651 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Geographic name UNITED STATES
9 (RLIN) 2646
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Vine library Vine library 24/10/2018 1 TRO 303.4 STR FV18100039 29/01/2019 07/01/2019 24/10/2018 Book