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But in time , growth encounters limits set by nature . ... Ever since Malthus stated
his propositions relating population and food some 150 years ago , the validity of
his assumption that food imposes an ultimate limit on population has been ...
But in time , growth encounters limits set by nature . ... Ever since Malthus stated
his propositions relating population and food some 150 years ago , the validity of
his assumption that food imposes an ultimate limit on population has been ...
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If the pres - • sures created by approach to the limit are not great enough to
suppress growth , then growth continues until the limit has been overstepped far
enough to generate forces sufficient to inhibit growth . Exponential growth is only
...
If the pres - • sures created by approach to the limit are not great enough to
suppress growth , then growth continues until the limit has been overstepped far
enough to generate forces sufficient to inhibit growth . Exponential growth is only
...
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But , as agriculture reaches a space limit , as industrialization reaches a natural -
resource limit , and as both reach a pollution limit , population tends to catch up .
Population then grows until the “ quality of life ” falls far enough to stabilize ...
But , as agriculture reaches a space limit , as industrialization reaches a natural -
resource limit , and as both reach a pollution limit , population tends to catch up .
Population then grows until the “ quality of life ” falls far enough to stabilize ...
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | World Dynamics |
| Authors | Jay W. Forrester, JAY W AUTOR FORRESTER |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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