Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 329-330) e índice.

Part I: Introduction: 1 Modeling dynamic systems ; 2 Disaggregation of stocks -- Part 2 Methods or dynamic modeling: 3 System boundaries in space and time ; 4 Scheduling flow ; 5 Positive feedback in the economy ; 6 Derivatives and lags -- Part 3: Microeconomic models of firms: 7 Introduction to modeling economic processes ; 8 Substitution of inputs in production ; 9 Time value ; 10 Opportunity cost ; 11 The profit-maximizing competitive firm ; 12 The profit-maximizing monopoly ; 13 Monopolistic collusion ; 14 Quasi-competitive equilibrium ; 15 Modeling economic games -- Part 4: Modeling optimal use of nonrenewable resources: 16 Competitive scarcity ; 17 Competitive scarcity with substitution ; 18 Competitive scarcity with cost dependent on production rate and resource size ; 19 Competitive scarcity with technical change ; 20 Competitive scarcity with exploration ; 21 Monopoly scarcity ; 22 Monopoly scarcity with variable interest rate ; 23 Monopoly scarcity with cost dependent on production rate and resource size -- Part 5: Modeling optimal use of renewable resources: 24 Optimal timber harvest ; 25 Managing open access resources ; 26 Optimal harvest from fisheries ; 27 Predator-prey models of fisheries ; 28 Spatial fishery model -- Part 6: Chaos in economic models: 29 Preference cycles and chaos ; 30 Nonmonotonic demand and supply curves ; 31 Price expectation and production lags ; 32 Chaos in macroeconomic models -- Part 7: Conclusions: 33 Building a modeling community - Appendix: A1: Installation instructions for macIntosh version ; A2: Installation instructions for windows version ; A3: Quick help guide - MADONNA quick star: B1: Installation of MADONNA ; B2: Example: Harmonic oscillator