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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... falling food ratio increases death rate DR to reduce population . The loops of Figure 2-7 , wherein pollution stabilizes population , have probably not had a major impact in the past . But reports on shortened life span from continuous ...
... falling food ratio increases death rate DR to reduce population . The loops of Figure 2-7 , wherein pollution stabilizes population , have probably not had a major impact in the past . But reports on shortened life span from continuous ...
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... falling natural resources . The falling natural resources lower the effectiveness of capital investment and lower the material standard of living enough to reduce population . At about the year 2000 , natural resources are falling ...
... falling natural resources . The falling natural resources lower the effectiveness of capital investment and lower the material standard of living enough to reduce population . At about the year 2000 , natural resources are falling ...
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... falling slightly , and the food ratio is a strong determinant of the allocation of capital to food growing . In the right half of the diagram , the falling material standard of living and the rising food ratio reverse the demand for ...
... falling slightly , and the food ratio is a strong determinant of the allocation of capital to food growing . In the right half of the diagram , the falling material standard of living and the rising food ratio reverse the demand for ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
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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