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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The reader should examine the assumptions and rela- tionships for plausibility . If he were to engage in extending and refining the model , he would want to test his alternate hypotheses by altering the assumptions given here to ...
The reader should examine the assumptions and rela- tionships for plausibility . If he were to engage in extending and refining the model , he would want to test his alternate hypotheses by altering the assumptions given here to ...
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The following sections examine these four forces that stand in the path of continuing growth . Chapters 5 and 6 examine other kinds of world equilibrium that could be created by changes in social ...
The following sections examine these four forces that stand in the path of continuing growth . Chapters 5 and 6 examine other kinds of world equilibrium that could be created by changes in social ...
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For a brief period it did raise the quality of life , but this gain would probably be replaced in an actual system by shifts in psychological and sociologi- cal variables as discussed below . Figures 5-2 through 5-4 examine the ...
For a brief period it did raise the quality of life , but this gain would probably be replaced in an actual system by shifts in psychological and sociologi- cal variables as discussed below . Figures 5-2 through 5-4 examine the ...
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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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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 material standard means mode MULTIPLIER DIMENSIONLESS natural resources natural-resource normal NREM NRUN1 occurs ORIGINAL peak person policies pollution absorption 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 TABLE taken tion units usage variable world system
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| Title | World Dynamics |
| Author | Jay W. Forrester |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Wright-Allen Press, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Digitized | 18 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 1563270595, 9781563270598 |
| Length | 142 pages |
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