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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... food supply , rising pollution , and decreasing space per person are on the verge of combining to generate pressures great enough to reduce birth rate and increase death rate . When ultimate limits are approached , negative forces in ...
... food supply , rising pollution , and decreasing space per person are on the verge of combining to generate pressures great enough to reduce birth rate and increase death rate . When ultimate limits are approached , negative forces in ...
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... Food Supply Figure 2-6 illustrates two negative loops that run through capital investment and food to regulate population in accordance with food supply . In the outer loop , if population P rises , capital investment ratio CIR ...
... Food Supply Figure 2-6 illustrates two negative loops that run through capital investment and food to regulate population in accordance with food supply . In the outer loop , if population P rises , capital investment ratio CIR ...
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... food multiplier BRFM BRFMT 1 17 Food ratio DRFM DRFMT 13 Death - rate - from- food multiplier CIR 23 FR 19 CIRA 22 Capital - investment ratio in agriculture FPCI Food ... food supply , the greater the. Structure of the World System 27.
... food multiplier BRFM BRFMT 1 17 Food ratio DRFM DRFMT 13 Death - rate - from- food multiplier CIR 23 FR 19 CIRA 22 Capital - investment ratio in agriculture FPCI Food ... food supply , the greater the. Structure of the World System 27.
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