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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... processes of Figures 1-4 and 1-5 take effect , the agricultural surplus available for export will decline . After the export buffer has been diverted to internal use , the full signifi- cance of Figure 1-5 will become apparent . For ...
... processes of Figures 1-4 and 1-5 take effect , the agricultural surplus available for export will decline . After the export buffer has been diverted to internal use , the full signifi- cance of Figure 1-5 will become apparent . For ...
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... processes that have already been observed seem to have this character . The eutrophication of lakes progresses to a point where the purifying processes no longer keep up with rising contamination . In oceans and forests , sufficient ...
... processes that have already been observed seem to have this character . The eutrophication of lakes progresses to a point where the purifying processes no longer keep up with rising contamination . In oceans and forests , sufficient ...
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... processes of the kind seen in the pollution sector . Neither are there any time delays between crowding and the ... processes were included , one could expect the same kind of population collapse seen in Section 4.3 as H 2300 . 368 364 ...
... processes of the kind seen in the pollution sector . Neither are there any time delays between crowding and the ... processes were included , one could expect the same kind of population collapse seen in Section 4.3 as H 2300 . 368 364 ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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