ABSTRACT
This chapter considers a theoretical point of view, the properties that inhere in the mechanisms of change and transformation in far-from-equilibrium systems. It shows how these mechanisms—in conditions of dynamic instability—lead to morphological change in a system: the previous working regime is replaced by a new one and this leads to the formation of a new structure. The chapter explores the properties that enable to analyse the mechanisms in the dynamics of complex systems both in the area of nature and in that of society. It presents the character of an appendix and provides an example of morphological analysis by referring to a particular process of crisis and socio-historical transformation and examines the social unrest that accompanied the beginnings of industrialization and more marked development towards capitalism in the rural areas. In the case of the social conflict at the beginning of industrialization and the fuller establishment of agraria capitalism, the problem appears in the following terms.
