Format:
V, 184 S.
ISBN:
9780230392489
Series Statement:
Central issues in contemporary economic theory and policy
Content:
A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap
Content:
A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality and fertility to natural resources and the poverty trap
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Demographic Dynamics and Economic Changes in Europe before the 19th Century: Interpretive Schemes; Unified Growth Theory and Comparative Development; Population Dynamics, Malthusian Crises and Boserupian Innovation in Pre-Industrial Societies: The Case Study of Northern Italy (ca.1450-1800) in the Light of Lee's "Dynamic Synthesis"; Energy and Economic Growth in Europe: The Last Two Centuries; The Path Towards the Modern Economy: The Role of Energy; Accounting for Child Mortality in the Pre-Industrial European Economy
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A Basic Model of Take-Off and Fertility Choices in the Economic Development ProcessPopulation, Earth Carrying Capacity and Economic Growth; The Post-Malthusian Moment: Some Responses to Population Explosion in Britain c.1840; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780230392496
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe From Malthus' Stagnation to Sustained Growth : Social, Demographic and Economic Factors
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1057/9780230392496
URN:
10.1057/9780230392496
URL:
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