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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... policies that man may still be able to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in response to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capital investment generation , natural ...
... policies that man may still be able to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in response to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capital investment generation , natural ...
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... 6-3 the quality of life is substantially below its peak value , and a better choice of governing policies should be sought . 2100.- Food ratio ட 24B 1 Natural 1 resources # P = P , POLR Toward A Global Equilibrium 117.
... 6-3 the quality of life is substantially below its peak value , and a better choice of governing policies should be sought . 2100.- Food ratio ட 24B 1 Natural 1 resources # P = P , POLR Toward A Global Equilibrium 117.
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... policies chosen with knowledge of the dynamic characteristics of social systems , better alternatives can lie ahead than those to which the " natural " socio - technical - economic - political system is now leading . We can understand ...
... policies chosen with knowledge of the dynamic characteristics of social systems , better alternatives can lie ahead than those to which the " natural " socio - technical - economic - political system is now leading . We can understand ...
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