World Dynamics

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Wright-Allen Press, 1971 - Demography - 142 pages
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Until recently there has been no way to estimate the behavior of social systems except by contemplation , discussions , argument , and guesswork . 1.6 Computer Models of Social Systems The approach used here to examine the world system ...
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As for the third characteristic of complex systems , there is usually a conflict between the goals of a subsystem and ... The broader social system of a country or the world requires that the goals of the urban areas be curtailed and ...
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7.3 Social Values Impending changes in the world system threaten modern social values and goals . The industrialized societies have become geared to a philosophy of growth and rising standard of living for everyone .

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Contents

Introduction
1
Toward a Global Equilibrium
119
Epilogue
123
Copyright

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About the author (1971)

Jay Wright Forrester was born on his family's cattle ranch in Nebraska on July 14, 1918. He studied electrical engineering at the University of Nebraska and graduate studies in electrical engineering at M.I.T. In 1940, he went to work at M.I.T.'s new Servomechanisms Laboratory, doing research in servomechanism theory and feedback control systems. During World War II, the laboratory did much of its work for the military by developing servomechanisms for controlling radar antennas and gun mounts. He worked for M.I.T. for about 70 years. His insights into both computing and organizations helped give rise to a field of computer modeling that examines the behavior of things as specific as a corporation and as broad as global growth. He wrote several books including Urban Dynamics, World Dynamics, Industrial Dynamics, and Principles of Systems. He died from complications of prostate cancer on November 16, 2016 at the age of 98.

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TitleWorld Dynamics
AuthorJay W. Forrester
Edition2
PublisherWright-Allen Press, 1971
Original fromthe University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized18 Jan 2008
ISBN1563270595, 9781563270598
Length142 pages
  
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