ABSTRACT
THEECONOMICFUTURE The predominant 'Western' civilization accepts material economic factors as determinants of growth, and also of numerous other phenomena. This is where we must begin.
Natural determinants
Population At any historical stage, there must be an international balance between the size and social organization of the population, on the one hand, and worldwide natural resources, together with the manner in which these resources can be developed by science and technology, on the other.
