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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... reached zero . The quality of life QL is computed as the product of the separate components . This means that a zero component from food would reduce the entire quality of life value to zero , regardless of the values of other ...
... reached zero . The quality of life QL is computed as the product of the separate components . This means that a zero component from food would reduce the entire quality of life value to zero , regardless of the values of other ...
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... reached a peak and is starting to decline slightly . In fact , it is always at a peak or minimum of a varying quantity that the discrepancy between expectation and reality is greatest . The sense of disappoint- ment is explained by ...
... reached a peak and is starting to decline slightly . In fact , it is always at a peak or minimum of a varying quantity that the discrepancy between expectation and reality is greatest . The sense of disappoint- ment is explained by ...
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... reaching equilibrium have in the past been relieved by escape of people to new land areas . But that escape is becoming less possible . Until now we have had , in effect , an inexhaustible supply of farm land and food - growing ...
... reaching equilibrium have in the past been relieved by escape of people to new land areas . But that escape is becoming less possible . Until now we have had , in effect , an inexhaustible supply of farm land and food - growing ...
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