World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... average population density . The land area LA is taken as 135 million square kilometers , and the 1970 average population density normal PDN is 26.5 people per square kilometer . CR.K = ( P.K ) / ( LA * PDN ) LA = 135E6 PDN = 26.5 15 ...
... average population density . The land area LA is taken as 135 million square kilometers , and the 1970 average population density normal PDN is 26.5 people per square kilometer . CR.K = ( P.K ) / ( LA * PDN ) LA = 135E6 PDN = 26.5 15 ...
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... average intensity of capital in 1970. The shape of the curve assumes that capital is not uniformly distributed in the hands of the population . As capital begins to accumulate , it is assumed to concentrate in the hands of a few people ...
... average intensity of capital in 1970. The shape of the curve assumes that capital is not uniformly distributed in the hands of the population . As capital begins to accumulate , it is assumed to concentrate in the hands of a few people ...
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... average about equal to that now in the United States . It is assumed here that such an improvement could be interpreted as increasing the average world quality of life by a factor of 3. There is no " right " vertical scale or steepness ...
... average about equal to that now in the United States . It is assumed here that such an improvement could be interpreted as increasing the average world quality of life by a factor of 3. There is no " right " vertical scale or steepness ...
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 crisis pollution ratio POLN1 POLR population possible present pressures probably processes raise 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