World DynamicsExamination of the structure of countervailing forces such as population growth, food production, capital investment, natural resources depletion, pollution, etc., at world level when exponential growth rate overburdens the environment - simulates world growth trends by means of a large-scale computer model and shows that a global equilibrium could be achieved if social policies and programmes were chosen taking into account the dynamic characteristics of world social systems. Flow charts. |
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... capital - investment ratio CIR is a measure of all capital regardless of how it is used . This model system separates capital into that used for agriculture and that used for all other purposes . Therefore , the fraction of capital not ...
... capital - investment ratio CIR is a measure of all capital regardless of how it is used . This model system separates capital into that used for agriculture and that used for all other purposes . Therefore , the fraction of capital not ...
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... Capital - Investment - in - Agriculture Fraction CIAF Various choices could be made for handling the allocation of capital to differ- ent purposes . One could structure the model to generate capital investment sepa- rately for ...
... Capital - Investment - in - Agriculture Fraction CIAF Various choices could be made for handling the allocation of capital to differ- ent purposes . One could structure the model to generate capital investment sepa- rately for ...
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... capital - investment - in - agriculture fraction CIAF is to give food a priority over material goods so that the most pressing necessity of life gets preferred claim on the capital plant of the world . CIAF is a system level and ...
... capital - investment - in - agriculture fraction CIAF is to give food a priority over material goods so that the most pressing necessity of life gets preferred claim on the capital plant of the world . CIAF is a system level and ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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accumulation action actual agriculture appear assumed assumptions average become behavior billion birth rate capital investment Capital-investment cause Chapter consequences continue created crowding curve death rate decline defined depends described developed discard discussed dynamic effect environment equations equilibrium examine existing expect factor falling Figure food production food ratio forces fraction further future gives greater grow growth higher improve increase indicated industrialization influence initial land less limit LOGICAL FUNCTION loop lower major material standard means mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource normal NREM NRUN1 occurs ORIGINAL peak person policies pollution crisis pollution ratio POLR population possible present pressures probably processes rate normal reaches reduced relationship remaining represents result rise sector shortage shown shows social systems space standard of living stop structure suppressed SWITCH taken tion units usage variable world system