Acknowledgements Information has been drawn from many sources, whose input is gratefully acknowledged. These sources are not cited in the text to avoid cumbersome reading, but they appear in the bibliography. [I would recommend a list of abbreviations and a short glossary defining specialist terms] Glossary [I would suggest to eliminate the glossary and put the definitions or explanations as fo...

The development of the young science of complexity has been accompanied by an array of new concepts and terms. This section is designed to acquaint the reader with Complexity Science terms, many of which are used in the book. The description of each term in the Resource Guide and Glossary is accompanied by: first, a list of other relevant terms found in the glossary; and second, bibliographical...

This glossary represents my current best understanding of these notions, and consolidates definitions from my own publications and working notes. Since others have found it useful in several different contexts, I now post it. Many of these definitions are not novel, though I have attempted to clarify the formal mathematical and computational definitions for nonmathematical readers. Similarly, I...

In this glossary, the authors address eight key questions pertinent to health inequalities: (1) What is the distinction between health inequality and health inequity?; (2) Should we assess health inequalities themselves, or social group inequalities in health?; (3) Do health inequalities mainly reflect the effects of poverty, or are they generated by the socioeconomic gradient?; (4) Are health ...