World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... means that capital plant becomes less effective as more and more of the capital investment must be devoted to mining more deeply , refining poorer ores , and using less efficient energy sources . To obtain ECIR , the capital ...
... means that capital plant becomes less effective as more and more of the capital investment must be devoted to mining more deeply , refining poorer ores , and using less efficient energy sources . To obtain ECIR , the capital ...
Page 52
... mean a zero value for material standard of living , the ability to accumulate capital is taken as only 0.1 as great as for the average intensity of capital in 1970. The shape of the curve assumes that capital is not uniformly ...
... mean a zero value for material standard of living , the ability to accumulate capital is taken as only 0.1 as great as for the average intensity of capital in 1970. The shape of the curve assumes that capital is not uniformly ...
Page 75
... means a decline in population and capital investment until pollution generation falls below the pollution - absorption rate . In Figure 4-5 population drops in 20 years to one - sixth of its peak value . The processes of pollution ...
... means a decline in population and capital investment until pollution generation falls below the pollution - absorption rate . In Figure 4-5 population drops in 20 years to one - sixth of its peak value . The processes of pollution ...
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