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An action in one sector of the system can produce consequences in another
sector . Often the consequences are unintended and undesirable . We need to
understand the ways in which the major factors are influencing one another on a
world ...
An action in one sector of the system can produce consequences in another
sector . Often the consequences are unintended and undesirable . We need to
understand the ways in which the major factors are influencing one another on a
world ...
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Yet each person should read enough to satisfy himself about the assumptions
from which follow the consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6 . The nature of this
world model is given here in two equivalent forms - text and equations .
Yet each person should read enough to satisfy himself about the assumptions
from which follow the consequences in Chapters 4 , 5 , and 6 . The nature of this
world model is given here in two equivalent forms - text and equations .
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First , an attempt to relieve one set of symptoms may only create a new mode of
system behavior that also has unpleasant consequences . Second , the attempt
to produce short - term improvement often sets the stage for a long - term ...
First , an attempt to relieve one set of symptoms may only create a new mode of
system behavior that also has unpleasant consequences . Second , the attempt
to produce short - term improvement often sets the stage for a long - term ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
Limits to Growth | 67 |
Copyright | |
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