Based on the Market and Price simulation model in System Zoo 3.
I wrote an explanation of the model which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yRTtZvOOrFiBlK6pkvbpSUv_ajvGMKSAbfthRTBPU-8/edit?usp=sharing
This models the progressive decline of the ability for self-reliance and the growing dependence on outside help. Z508 p39-42 System Zoo 3 by Hartmut Bossel. Strong outside help causes a collapse of self-help capacity. Weak outside help produces a stable combination of wellbeing and self-help capacity.