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The Limits to Growth				Book, 6" × 9"				Spring 2004
The Club of Rome’s famous 1975 article predicted, based on a computer simulation, that the world would not be able to sustain itself given the social indicators of growth at the time. Although their prediction was inaccurate, the limits to growth may have new meaning in the light of globalization.				Book cover Book spread Book spread Book spread
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