Discussion
Catastrophe theory developed by Rene Thom for the study of development administration has been borrowed from
Answer: B
Catastrophe theory has been borrowed from applied mathematics, so the answer is B.
The theory was developed by the French mathematician Rene Thom in the 1960s and 1970s to describe how a small, smooth change in the conditions of a system can produce a sudden and large change in its state. Writers on development administration have used it to explain abrupt breaks in social and administrative systems.
Physics (A) and applied economics (C) have used it, but it did not originate there, and it has no relation to disaster management (D) apart from the sound of its name.
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