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Contents

Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
A Note from the Author
A Note from the Editor
Introduction: The Systems Lens
Part One: System Structure and Behavior
One. The Basics
Two. A Brief Visit to the Systems Zoo
Part Two: Systems and Us
Three. Why Systems Work So Well
Four. Why Systems Surprise Us
Five. System Traps . . . and Opportunities
Part Three: Creating Change—in Systems and in Our Philosophy
Six. Leverage Points—Places to Intervene in a System
Seven. Living in a World of Systems
Appendix
System Definitions: A Glossary
Summary of Systems Principles
Springing the System Traps
Places to Intervene in a System
Guidelines for Living in a World of Systems
Model Equations
Notes
Bibliography of Systems Resources
Editor’s Acknowledgments
About the Author

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of 32 · Donella H. Meadows [Donella H. Meadows], chenjin5.com

FOR DANA

(1941–2001)

and for all those who would learn from her

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