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The simple sum of the values of the links is divergent.

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CNRS,Schéma Directeur, Politique Générale 1986–1988, Paris, 1986, p. 196.

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See the article byM. Callon, J.P. Courtial, F. Laville in this issue.

We are thinking in particular here of naming the themes, which risk being obscure and even a possible source of confusion if one does not consult the report's appendixes.