ABSTRACT
This chapter is written in the style of both a brief survey and a research proposal in order to present a set of analytical and statistical tools, some of which are related to what might be called ‘complexity theory’, and to explore whether these tools have anything to contribute to the study of cycles, growth, and structural change. The reader is warned at the outset that much of what is said here is extremely speculative and may end up being a research dead end. Furthermore, this article will keep mathematics and technical details to a minimum in order to attempt to reach a wide audience.
