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The dynamics of long-term growth

1975; Elsevier BV; Volume: 7; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0040-1625(75)90025-6

1873-5509

François G. Meyer, Jacques Vallée,

Chaos, Complexity, and Education

The authors have studied the effect of tool-making on man's evolution. They argue that growth is not exponential, but hyperbolic, and that a positive feedback exists linking technological development to population. Exploring the nature of this mechanism in order to improve the predictive capability of global models is the goal of the article.