The economics of population: Key Modern Writings (The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1852787651 ISBN 13: 9781852787653

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

This comprehensive two volume set includes the most important articles and papers on the subject written since World War II. The main emphasis is on the effects of demographic change but the key modern writings on the determinants of population change are also included. The opening section of Volume I traces the development of modern thought on the connections between population growth and economic development. The following section looks in particular at the effect of population density on agricultural practices, and the final section deals with population growth and the availability of natural resources. Volume II opens with a further section on the effects of population density, including its impact on infrastructure and on the size and productivity of cities, and its consequences in the Third World. There follows a brief section on formal theories, including models of technical progress. Finally the determinants of population growth are explored in various studies on the economics of mortality and the correlation between economic conditions and fertility.

About this title

Review:

‘Although many of the articles are well known and easily available, it is convenient for reference purposes to have them brought together.’ Author: William A. Jackson, Economic Journal

From the Author:

Edited by the late Julian L. Simon, formerly Professor of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, US

About this edition

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1852787651
• ISBN 13: 9781852787653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 1152
• Editor: Simon Julian L.