Carolina QuotesThe theory represents complex human societies as systems with three main compartments (the general population, the elites, and the state) interacting with each other and with socio-political instability via a web of nonlinear feedbacks.
Peter Turchin Connected to the Carolinas
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- The 2010 structural-demographic forecast for the 2010–2020 decade (Aug 17, 2020)
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- 2010
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