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The dynamics of economic growth and political instability in developing countries
Author(s) -
Saeed Khalid
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
system dynamics review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.491
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1099-1727
pISSN - 0883-7066
DOI - 10.1002/sdr.4260020103
Subject(s) - developing country , political instability , politics , economics , development economics , political stability , economic system , dynamics (music) , organizational dynamics , limit (mathematics) , economic growth , political science , sociology , public relations , mathematics , pedagogy , law , mathematical analysis
Accelerating the rate of economic growth in developing countries has been an important aim of almost all development policies implemented over the past three decades. Experience has shown that such growth is often not sustainable and is likely to be interrupted by violent political changes. This paper attempts to identify the organizational factors that limit economic growth and create conditions conducive to the outbreak of political violence. A system dynamics model of the sociopolitical organization of a developing country is presented, and the model's behavior is studied using computer simulation.