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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... billion people , then multiplying 3.6 billion people by 1 unit of natural re- sources per year per person and by 250 years gives 900 billion units of natural resources as the proper value for natural resources initial NRI . This figure ...
... billion people , then multiplying 3.6 billion people by 1 unit of natural re- sources per year per person and by 250 years gives 900 billion units of natural resources as the proper value for natural resources initial NRI . This figure ...
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... billion , the initial value of capital investment was 1.6 billion times 0.25 or 0.4 billion . CI.K = CI.J + ( DT ) ( CIG.JK - CID.JK ) CI CII CII = .4E9 CI CIG CID CII - 24 , L 24.1 , N 24.2 , C CAPITAL INVESTMENT ( CAPITAL UNITS ) ...
... billion , the initial value of capital investment was 1.6 billion times 0.25 or 0.4 billion . CI.K = CI.J + ( DT ) ( CIG.JK - CID.JK ) CI CII CII = .4E9 CI CIG CID CII - 24 , L 24.1 , N 24.2 , C CAPITAL INVESTMENT ( CAPITAL UNITS ) ...
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... billion people , which is only moderately higher than the 9.7 billion in Section 4.4 . A comparison of Figure 4-11 with Figure 4-9 shows different kind of equilibrium balance between population and capital a 2060.- 10.B 25.8 عـ 12.B P ...
... billion people , which is only moderately higher than the 9.7 billion in Section 4.4 . A comparison of Figure 4-11 with Figure 4-9 shows different kind of equilibrium balance between population and capital a 2060.- 10.B 25.8 عـ 12.B P ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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