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catalog abstract ""In 1930, the global population stood at two billion; by 2000, it will exceed six billion. In the same period, the value of the global economy will have multiplied ten-fold."--BOOK JACKET. "In this Reader, the editors present a collection of seminal articles that explore these issues, drawn from a literate middle ground lying between the simplified popular treatments that characterize much of the debate, and the highly technical specialist literature."--BOOK JACKET. "This volume is an essential resource for students, researchers and professionals in disciplines concerned with development studies and should be of general interest to social scientists, historians and environmentalists."--Jacket.".
catalog alternative "Also published in Britain as Earthscan reader in population and development".
catalog contributor b10972422.
catalog contributor b10972423.
catalog created "1998.".
catalog date "1998".
catalog date "1998.".
catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
catalog description ""In 1930, the global population stood at two billion; by 2000, it will exceed six billion. In the same period, the value of the global economy will have multiplied ten-fold."--BOOK JACKET. "In this Reader, the editors present a collection of seminal articles that explore these issues, drawn from a literate middle ground lying between the simplified popular treatments that characterize much of the debate, and the highly technical specialist literature."--BOOK JACKET. "This volume is an essential resource for students, researchers and professionals in disciplines concerned with development studies and should be of general interest to social scientists, historians and environmentalists."--Jacket.".
catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
catalog description "pt. I. The Dynamics of Transition. 1. Population Trends and Modern Economic Growth / Simon Kuznets. 2. Relationships between Population Growth and Economic Growth / Didier Blanchet. 3. Mortality Trends / Samuel H. Preston. 4. Population Effects of the Value of Human Time / Theodore W. Schultz. 5. Mass Education and Fertility Decline / John C. Caldwell. 6. Population Pressures and Development / Albert O. Hirschman. 7. Demography and the Balance of Power / William H. McNeill -- pt. II. Individuals and Families. 8. The Micro-economics of Fertility / Yoram Ben-Porath. 9. Family Economics and Macro Behaviour / Gary S. Becker. 10. Co-operation, Inequality, and the Family / Amartya Sen. 11. Fertility Control and the Problem of Voluntarism / Judith Blake. 12. Patriarchy and Fertility Decisions / Nancy Folbre -- ".
catalog description "pt. III. Societies and States. 13. Institutional Patterns Favouring High Fertility / Kingsley Davis. 14. Population Growth and Agrarian Outcomes / Mead Cain and Geoffrey McNicoll. 15. Institutional Analysis of Fertility Transition / Geoffrey McNicoll. 16. Sociology of Fertility Reduction in High-fertility Countries / Norman B. Ryder. 17. Population and the Status of Women in Rural Development / Ester Boserup. 18. Toward a Political Economy of Fertility / Susan Greenhalgh. 19. International Dimensions of Population Policies / Paul Demeny -- pt. IV. Resources and the Environment. 20. The Aesthetics of Population / Joseph J. Spengler. 21. Population Problems: Myths and Realities / Harold J. Barnett. 22. Population and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence / Samuel H. Preston. 23. The Second Tragedy of the Commons / Ronald D. Lee. 24. From Empty-World Economics to Full-World Economics / Herman E. Daly. 25. Population Size and Material Standards of Living / Paul Demeny -- ".
catalog description "pt. V. Futures. 26. The Extended Order and Population Growth / F.A. Hayek. 27. Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself? / John Bongaarts. 28. Population and the Present World Structure / Hedley Bull. 29. On the Uncertainty of Population Projections / Griffith Feeney. 30. The Politics of Declining Populations / William H. McNeill. 31. Medical Science, Infectious Disease, and the Unity of Mankind / Joshua Lederberg. 32. A Contradiction in the Argument of Malthus / Fred Hoyle.".
catalog extent "x, 363 p. :".
catalog identifier "0312215169 (cloth)".
catalog identifier "0312215177 (pbk.)".
catalog issued "1998".
catalog issued "1998.".
catalog language "eng".
catalog publisher "New York : St. Martin's Press,".
catalog subject "338.9 21".
catalog subject "Economic development.".
catalog subject "HB849.41 .R4 1998".
catalog subject "Population Economic aspects.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The Dynamics of Transition. 1. Population Trends and Modern Economic Growth / Simon Kuznets. 2. Relationships between Population Growth and Economic Growth / Didier Blanchet. 3. Mortality Trends / Samuel H. Preston. 4. Population Effects of the Value of Human Time / Theodore W. Schultz. 5. Mass Education and Fertility Decline / John C. Caldwell. 6. Population Pressures and Development / Albert O. Hirschman. 7. Demography and the Balance of Power / William H. McNeill -- pt. II. Individuals and Families. 8. The Micro-economics of Fertility / Yoram Ben-Porath. 9. Family Economics and Macro Behaviour / Gary S. Becker. 10. Co-operation, Inequality, and the Family / Amartya Sen. 11. Fertility Control and the Problem of Voluntarism / Judith Blake. 12. Patriarchy and Fertility Decisions / Nancy Folbre -- ".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. III. Societies and States. 13. Institutional Patterns Favouring High Fertility / Kingsley Davis. 14. Population Growth and Agrarian Outcomes / Mead Cain and Geoffrey McNicoll. 15. Institutional Analysis of Fertility Transition / Geoffrey McNicoll. 16. Sociology of Fertility Reduction in High-fertility Countries / Norman B. Ryder. 17. Population and the Status of Women in Rural Development / Ester Boserup. 18. Toward a Political Economy of Fertility / Susan Greenhalgh. 19. International Dimensions of Population Policies / Paul Demeny -- pt. IV. Resources and the Environment. 20. The Aesthetics of Population / Joseph J. Spengler. 21. Population Problems: Myths and Realities / Harold J. Barnett. 22. Population and the Environment: The Scientific Evidence / Samuel H. Preston. 23. The Second Tragedy of the Commons / Ronald D. Lee. 24. From Empty-World Economics to Full-World Economics / Herman E. Daly. 25. Population Size and Material Standards of Living / Paul Demeny -- ".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. V. Futures. 26. The Extended Order and Population Growth / F.A. Hayek. 27. Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself? / John Bongaarts. 28. Population and the Present World Structure / Hedley Bull. 29. On the Uncertainty of Population Projections / Griffith Feeney. 30. The Politics of Declining Populations / William H. McNeill. 31. Medical Science, Infectious Disease, and the Unity of Mankind / Joshua Lederberg. 32. A Contradiction in the Argument of Malthus / Fred Hoyle.".
catalog title "Also published in Britain as Earthscan reader in population and development".
catalog title "The reader in population and development / edited by Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll.".
catalog type "text".