Douglass North vs. Donella Meadows
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Douglass North
1920 – 2015
Douglass Cecil North was an American economist known for his work in economic history. Along with Robert Fogel, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1993. In the words of the Nobel Committee, North and Fogel "renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change."
"Economic growth occurs if output grows faster than population. Given the described assumptions about the way people behave, economic growth will occur if proper…"
Donella Meadows
1941 – 2001
Donella Hager "Dana" Meadows was an American environmental scientist, educator, and writer. She is best known as lead author of the books The Limits to Growth and Thinking In Systems: A Primer.
"Dynamic systems studies usually are not designed to predict what will happen. Rather, they're designed to explore what would happen, if a number of driving fact…"
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