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... pollution , food consumption , and standard of living have been growing
exponentially throughout recorded history . Man has come to expect growth , to
see it as the natural condition of human behavior , and to equate growth with “
progress .
... pollution , food consumption , and standard of living have been growing
exponentially throughout recorded history . Man has come to expect growth , to
see it as the natural condition of human behavior , and to equate growth with “
progress .
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Such additional system levels will usually be present . Therefore , one would
expect a more complete model to have additional level variables beyond the one
shown in Figure 2 - 5 . They might represent accumulating world tension or the ...
Such additional system levels will usually be present . Therefore , one would
expect a more complete model to have additional level variables beyond the one
shown in Figure 2 - 5 . They might represent accumulating world tension or the ...
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6 Chapter Summary One should not expect models of the kind discussed in this
book to predict the exact form and timing of future events . * Instead , the model
should be used to indicate the direction in which the behavior would alter if
certain ...
6 Chapter Summary One should not expect models of the kind discussed in this
book to predict the exact form and timing of future events . * Instead , the model
should be used to indicate the direction in which the behavior would alter if
certain ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Dynamics |
| Authors | Jay W. Forrester, JAY W AUTOR FORRESTER |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Nov 2007 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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