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This paper presents a non-equilibrium thermodynamic model of industrial development. With an underlying argument of homology rather than analogy, the aim is to reconcile understanding, in physics, biology, ecology, and the industrial process. Hypotheses of homology are tested on the emergent patterns found in both natural and industrial systems-patterns in energy intensities, production and recycling,...
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