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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... relationship that might be found in a mental model of the corresponding part of the world system . The formal model ... relationships chosen for inclusion are important , that the omitted relationships are less important , and the “ real ...
... relationship that might be found in a mental model of the corresponding part of the world system . The formal model ... relationships chosen for inclusion are important , that the omitted relationships are less important , and the “ real ...
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... relationship such as the one sketched in Figure 3-1 represents the effect of one system input only - the influence of material standard of living on the birth rate . The relationship is most easily interpreted by assuming that all other ...
... relationship such as the one sketched in Figure 3-1 represents the effect of one system input only - the influence of material standard of living on the birth rate . The relationship is most easily interpreted by assuming that all other ...
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... relationship in Figure 3-22 is introduced to keep the quality of life from material and the quality of life from food in a reasonable relationship to each other . The output CIQR from this figure enters the computation for the capital ...
... relationship in Figure 3-22 is introduced to keep the quality of life from material and the quality of life from food in a reasonable relationship to each other . The output CIQR from this figure enters the computation for the capital ...
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