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Erratum to: Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016): His Contribution to the Concept of Overshoot in Socioeconomic Systems

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DOI 10.1007/s41247-016-0015-7
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Erratum to: Jay Wright Forrester (1918–2016): His Contribution
totheConcept ofOvershoot inSocioeconomic Systems
UgoBardi1
Published online: 9 December 2016
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1:12 DOI10.1007/s41247-016-0014-8
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* Ugo Bardi
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