1st Edition
Population Theories and their Economic Interpretation
By Sydney H. Coontz
Copyright 1957
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
Introduction; Part 1 Population Theories Since Malthus; Chapter 1 Methodology; Chapter 2 Biological Theories; Chapter 3 Cultural Theories; Chapter 4 The Economic Analysis: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories; Chapter 5 The Economic Analysis Continued: Marxian and Leninist Influence on Soviet Demography; Part 2 The Economic Interpretation; Chapter 6 The Problem; Chapter 7 The Evolution in the Economic Function of the Family; Chapter 8 The Demand for Labour; Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions;
Biography
Sydney H. Coontz State University College of Forestry, Syracuse University
