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For the overall series, the central influences are the economic calculation debate associated with Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek; Fred Brooks’ distinction between essential and accidental complexity in software engineering; Amartya Sen’s capability approach; Elinor Ostrom’s work on polycentric governance; Karl Polanyi’s account of markets embedded in social life; Manfred Max-Neef’s work on human needs; and contemporary research on AI exposure in labour markets, including IMF analysis.