THE CONCEPT OF SOFT SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ITS HOMEOSTATIC NATURE: RESULTS OF EMPIRICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES

The paper presents the results of the search of empirical evident of the formulated by the author in his previous studies hypothesis of the homeostatic nature of soft social infrastructure. We present a summary of the projects devoted on studying social capital and its role in the modern development. The theoretical construction of the paper is concentrated around the assumption of the existence of two social infrastructures steering development - hard and soft. Soft social infrastructure is assumed to play the role of homeostatic instrument keeping sustainability stable. This metaphor coming from biology allows revealing hidden managerial mechanisms with broader scope of influence than sustainability. The features of these mechanisms are outlined; their influence on sustainability is analyzed. The multifaceted character of the problem requires complex approach, which is going beyond the standard analytical methods and looks for more advanced methods including experimental modeling. The aim is to find more adequate explanation of the assumption of the homeostatic nature of soft social infrastructure and its influence on sustainability

کلیدواژه ها:

sustainability ، feedback ، homeostasis ، complexity theory