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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... improve performance of the real system . A third category of changes are made to search for various modes of behavior that the system can exhibit . The latter are useful to improve our understanding of the system with which we are ...
... improve performance of the real system . A third category of changes are made to search for various modes of behavior that the system can exhibit . The latter are useful to improve our understanding of the system with which we are ...
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... improve the model . Further improvements are to be a part of programs now in progress . Figure 4-5 teaches a ... improving so rapidly that it could exploit geographical space and natural resources faster than the population could ...
... improve the model . Further improvements are to be a part of programs now in progress . Figure 4-5 teaches a ... improving so rapidly that it could exploit geographical space and natural resources faster than the population could ...
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... improvement often sets the stage for a long - term degradation . Third , the local goals of a part of a system often ... improve- ment may initially depress the behavior of a system . This is especially treacherous . The short run is ...
... improvement often sets the stage for a long - term degradation . Third , the local goals of a part of a system often ... improve- ment may initially depress the behavior of a system . This is especially treacherous . The short run is ...
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