Research Catalog

Title

A strategy for the future; the systems approach to world order.

Author

Laszlo, Ervin, 1932-

Publication

New York, G. Braziller [1974]

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Details

Description

xvi, 238 pages; 22 cm

Subject

• Progress
• System theory
• Systems Theory
• Progress
• System theory
• Politik
• Futurologie
• Economic development
• Social change
• SYSTEMS
• PROGRESS
• Progrès
• Systèmes, Théorie des

Genre/Form

Zukunftsbild.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

I. The systems approach to world order : Anatomy of the next conceptual synthesis : The need for conceptual synthesis ; Prospects for a scientific synthesis ; The promise of general systems theory -- The systems view of future world order : Four criteria for theories of world order ; Framework for a general systems theory of world order ; Norms for a future world order -- II. A strategy for the future : The individual and world order : the strategy of popular involvement : The "can" problem ; The "ought" problem -- Phase one: the raising of world-system consciousness : Objectives of the first phase ; Implementation of the objectives ; A scenario for transition -- Phase two: the ecofeedback information-decision flow : The ecofeedback concept ; Ecofeedback and biofeedback ; Simulation of the normative world ; The response mechanisms ; A scenario for transition -- Phase three: the world homeostat system : Design for a world homeostat ; Ascenario for transition -- Global homeostasis: an evaluation of the means and the ends : Toward global homeostasis ; The strategies of meeting the need ; Evaluation of the means ; Evaluation of the ends ; Beyond the world homeostat system.

ISBN

• 0807607436
• 9780807607435
• 0807607444
• 9780807607442

LCCN

73092679

OCLC

• ocm01085556
• 1085556
• SCSB-150094

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library