ANNOUNCE Limits to Growth returns

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Joel Rahn <jrahn@sympatico.ca
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ANNOUNCE Limits to Growth returns

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Posted by Joel Rahn <jrahn@sympatico.ca>

The following link contains one of the finest, succinct summaries of the
message of LtG 35+years after its publication as well as a current
appraisal of the 'benefits' to be found in the fundamental dynamics of
LtG. This makes it clear why it is so difficult to get useful action to
address let alone mitigate long-term dynamics.

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/st ... 5/GIStory/

The article discusses prospects for investment in Agriculture sector
companies. The exemplary paragraphs (in case you have trouble reaching
this site):

""That means that the world will have to produce a lot more grain to feed
livestock. According to a research report from Wellington West, it takes
seven pounds of grain to produce a pound of beef, and four pounds per pound
of pork.

It's pretty clear that the world's farmers will have a fantastic opportunity
to grow and sell grains as this scenario unfolds. But there's a problem.
There's not enough land.
..
You can probably safely assume that investments in agricultural yield
improvements are going to head higher.""

Joel Rahn
Posted by Joel Rahn <jrahn@sympatico.ca>
posting date Sun, 17 Feb 2008 17:50:25 -0500
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j-d <jaideep@optimlator.com&g
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ANNOUNCE Limits to Growth returns

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Posted by j-d <jaideep@optimlator.com>

Having done a game-theoretic analysis of North-South issues on
environment and development in my Ph. D. work, I find it fascinating
that LTG issues keep on cropping up, and the LTG folks seem to have
been right. Accurate projections would have been impossible (a
well-discussed topic) but the general features they projected seem to
be generally true (rising prices of resources such as oil,
agricultural products and so on).

While I am not involved with environment and development issues
(professionally at least), I also find that topics I studied 10 years
ago, resource conflict between North and South (China and India versus
US/Europe demand for oil, conflicts, the importance of information in
power and control), all these are becoming more and more relevant now.

Anyway there is a whole Ph.D. dissertation on this topic - if anyone
needs more info, it can be found by searching the archives of SD
mailing list, or please just email me.

Best regards

Jaideep Mukherjee, Ph. D.
Posted by j-d <jaideep@optimlator.com>
posting date Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:24:28 -0600
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