Population Theories and Their Economic Interpretation

By Sydney H. Coontz

First published in 1998. The work is divided into two parts provides the reader with the various hypotheses used to explain population dynamics: Part I contains a review and appraisal of population theories since Malthus. Part II presents a theoretical framework for the economic analysis of demography. The book contends that it is possible to develop a general theory of population dynamics which explains both long- and shortrun demographic phenomena.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415605202
• ISBN13: 9780415605205
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"