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5 Mental Models of Social Systems There is nothing new in the use of models to
represent social systems . Everyone uses ... The mental image of the world
around one , carried in each individual ' s head , is a model . One does not have
a ...
5 Mental Models of Social Systems There is nothing new in the use of models to
represent social systems . Everyone uses ... The mental image of the world
around one , carried in each individual ' s head , is a model . One does not have
a ...
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Such a model is a simplification of an actual social system , but it can be far more
comprehensive than the mental models we otherwise would use as the basis for
debating social policy . A computer model embodies a theory of system ...
Such a model is a simplification of an actual social system , but it can be far more
comprehensive than the mental models we otherwise would use as the basis for
debating social policy . A computer model embodies a theory of system ...
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... 8 , 27 Massachusetts Institute of Technology , viii , 13 Meadows , Dennis L . ,
viii , x , 18 , 139 Medicine , 11 Mental models ; see Models Models computer , 15
improved , 125 - 127 information for , 17 , 68 , 93 , 126 language , 126 mental , 14
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... 8 , 27 Massachusetts Institute of Technology , viii , 13 Meadows , Dennis L . ,
viii , x , 18 , 139 Medicine , 11 Mental models ; see Models Models computer , 15
improved , 125 - 127 information for , 17 , 68 , 93 , 126 language , 126 mental , 14
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
Limits to Growth | 67 |
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