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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... pressures from rising population . Greater capital investment and more intensive use of land in agriculture have increased food output in the short run but in the long run have destroyed the productivity of vast land areas by erosion ...
... pressures from rising population . Greater capital investment and more intensive use of land in agriculture have increased food output in the short run but in the long run have destroyed the productivity of vast land areas by erosion ...
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... pressures and stresses . But many possible modes exist , and some are more desirable than others . Usually , the more attractive kinds of behavior in our social systems seem to be possible only if we have a good understanding of the ...
... pressures and stresses . But many possible modes exist , and some are more desirable than others . Usually , the more attractive kinds of behavior in our social systems seem to be possible only if we have a good understanding of the ...
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... pressures raises major issues of humanitarianism and personal rights . The challenge is to decide the balance of pressures that will be effective and at the same time most acceptable . As a background to the deliberations on how to ...
... pressures raises major issues of humanitarianism and personal rights . The challenge is to decide the balance of pressures that will be effective and at the same time most acceptable . As a background to the deliberations on how to ...
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