With respect to the alternative evaluating problem of hierarchy system with inner circular depend- ence(HSICD),analytic network process(ANP)has two drawbacks,i.e.,the concept of weights being un- defined and the cluster matrix being difficult to be constructed.To overcome these drawbacks,a new alterna- tive ranking approach with stable analytic structure based on the nonlinear complex-system theory and the me- ta-syntheses methodology of combining holism and reductionism is proposed.The new appr...