num_pages: 208
description: First published in 1998. The work is divided into two parts provides the reader with the various hypotheses used to explain population 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.
language: English
title: Population Theories and their Economic Interpretation
titlecomplete: Population Theories and their Economic Interpretation (International Library of Sociology)
publisher: Routledge