World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... depends on policies that man may still be abl to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in respons to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capita investment generation ...
... depends on policies that man may still be abl to choose . The world system can exhibit many alternate modes of behavior in respons to different policies that man might follow in guiding population growth , capita investment generation ...
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... depends on conditions in other parts of the world system outside the population sector . In particular , birth rate will depend on the condition of capital investment and natural resources as they manifest themselves in material ...
... depends on conditions in other parts of the world system outside the population sector . In particular , birth rate will depend on the condition of capital investment and natural resources as they manifest themselves in material ...
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... depends on the natural processes that determine the fraction of the pollution that can be absorbed in a specified ... depend on the amount of the pollution itself . The pollution- absorption time POLAT is therefore a variable rather than ...
... depends on the natural processes that determine the fraction of the pollution that can be absorbed in a specified ... depend on the amount of the pollution itself . The pollution- absorption time POLAT is therefore a variable rather than ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Structure of the World System | 17 |
A World Model Structure and Assumptions | 31 |
Copyright | |
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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