Leaving Argentina aside for a moment, all living systems do have a set of functions in common, and it can be very useful to compare the operation of one system to that of another. JG Miller, in LIVING SYSTEMS, argues persuasively that cells, organs, organisms, organizations and societies all have these functions in common. For example, they have boundary, nutritional, energy, informational systems in common. S Beer also developed models based on the commonality of functions among living systems. In my own work, I have examined the fractal nestings of living systems within larger ones and the interactions among them. These approaches have proved highly useful in the analysis of individuals, families, organizations, societies and nations.
Living systems analysis may well be a tool that Argentineans could use to diagnose their situation and determine the necessary courses of action to recovery. Lawry de Bivort Harry Pollard said: Countries are not like people who may need to rest. The are bunches of people who unfortunately rely on politicians and their obedient economists to run the economy. Never could there be a finer prescription for disaster. I said that not only do economists not know why economies are staggering into recession - they don't even know why there was a boom. There isn't much point Arthur to anthropomorphizing countries
