World dynamicsWright-Allen Press, 1971 - 142 pages |
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... 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 , natural ...
... 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 , natural ...
Page 67
... policies now governing our world system that it is worthwhile to examine how the assumed system behaves . On the basis of the explicit assumptions stated in Chapter 3 , dynamic implications of the described system can be determined ...
... policies now governing our world system that it is worthwhile to examine how the assumed system behaves . On the basis of the explicit assumptions stated in Chapter 3 , dynamic implications of the described system can be determined ...
Page 93
... policies are being followed on the presumption that they will alleviate the difficulties . These policies are then combined into a computer model to show the consequences of how the policies interact with one another . In many instances ...
... policies are being followed on the presumption that they will alleviate the difficulties . These policies are then combined into a computer model to show the consequences of how the policies interact with one another . In many instances ...
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