The Theory of Human Growth - How Many People Lived, Lives and Will Live on Earth

The growth of the world's population appears to be the leading global problem and expresses the cumulative result of all economic, social, and cultural activities that make up the history of mankind. All mankind is considered a dynamic system. Synergetic methods have been used to develop a phenomenological mathematical model of the world demographic process, which is now ending with the demographic transition Creative Imperative confronts the most critical question of our time: how we must think to have a vital future. It first introduced the thinking of Creative Systems Theory over thirty years ago and remains one of the most important resources for understanding the theory and its contribution. It is also a valued reference for people interested in a deep understanding of the creative process this book is devoted to the experience of quantitative research of human development. Such research was started by the author some time ago, after participation in the Pugwash conferences of scientists and meetings of the Club of Rome, global problems were opened up to him in all their diversity. Of all these problems, undoubtedly, the main one seems to be the growth of the population of our planet. Other questions
It is difficult to imagine that it is possible to consciously influence the global growth process in the foreseeable future. This is due both to the scale of what is happening, the pace of events, the very understanding of which is not yet complete, and to the fact that there is no proper political will. At the same time, the regional demographic policy pursued by governments follows from the nature of development and at the same time is part of the systemic behavior of a particular country or region. Therefore, if the ideas developed above help understanding and make it possible to offer some common outline for humanity of its development and the perspective of time, a picture suitable for anthropology and demography, sociology and history