Research Catalog

Title

The Earthscan reader in population and development / edited by Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll.

Publication

London : Earthscan Publications, 1998.

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Additional Authors

• Demeny, Paul George, 1932-
• Earthscan.
• McNicoll, Geoffrey.

Description

x, 363 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

"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." "These twin processes of massive growth have profound consequences for human life, for societies and the international system, and for the global environment. 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. The material represents a wide range of positions within this highly-charged field."--Jacket.

Alternative Title

Population and development

Subject

• Birth control > Economic aspects
• Economic development
• Economic policy
• Population > Economic aspects
• Population policy
• Poverty

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. I. 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. 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 -- pt. III. Societies and States -- 13.

ISBN

• 1853833630
• 1853832758 (pbk)
• 1853834742

LCCN

^^^97152879^//r98

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library