World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... discussed in Chapter 3 to interconnect the demographic , industrial , agricultural , resource extraction , and pollution sectors of the world system . Figure 1-4 shows the same population , doubling each 50 years , as in Figure 1-1 ...
... discussed in Chapter 3 to interconnect the demographic , industrial , agricultural , resource extraction , and pollution sectors of the world system . Figure 1-4 shows the same population , doubling each 50 years , as in Figure 1-1 ...
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... discussed in Section 3.2 in connection with birth rate . Basic death rate is population P multiplied by the death rate normal DRN . But the actual death rate , like the birth rate , depends on conditions in other parts of the world ...
... discussed in Section 3.2 in connection with birth rate . Basic death rate is population P multiplied by the death rate normal DRN . But the actual death rate , like the birth rate , depends on conditions in other parts of the world ...
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... discussed in more detail . The first kind of system response , wherein a new trouble appears as a result of solving the old , has already been illustrated in Chapter 4. The first mode exhibited by the world system in Section 4.2 ...
... discussed in more detail . The first kind of system response , wherein a new trouble appears as a result of solving the old , has already been illustrated in Chapter 4. The first mode exhibited by the world system in Section 4.2 ...
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