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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... understand better the changes now occurring in the world . The members act as private citizens . They are not in governmental decision - making positions . Their orientation is ac- tivist - that is , they wish to do more than study and ...
... understand better the changes now occurring in the world . The members act as private citizens . They are not in governmental decision - making positions . Their orientation is ac- tivist - that is , they wish to do more than study and ...
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... understand the ways in which the major factors are influenc- ing one another on a world - wide scale if we are to ... understanding of the world system within which we are enmeshed . This book sets forth a dynamic model of world scope ...
... understand the ways in which the major factors are influenc- ing one another on a world - wide scale if we are to ... understanding of the world system within which we are enmeshed . This book sets forth a dynamic model of world scope ...
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... understand and to choose , the social system by its internal processes will choose for us . The internal mechanisms for terminating exponential growth appear highly undesirable . Unless we understand and act soon , we may be overwhelmed ...
... understand and to choose , the social system by its internal processes will choose for us . The internal mechanisms for terminating exponential growth appear highly undesirable . Unless we understand and act soon , we may be overwhelmed ...
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