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The case for “holon”

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  1. Department of Systems, Bailrigg, University of Lancaster, LA1 4YX, Lancaster, England

    Peter Checkland

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Checkland, P. The case for “holon”. Systems Practice 1, 235–238 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01062921

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