ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |9 pages
Introduction
part |124 pages
Population Theories Since Malthus
chapter |9 pages
Methodology
chapter |35 pages
Biological Theories
chapter |26 pages
Cultural Theories
chapter |19 pages
The Economic Analysis: Classical and Neo-Classical Theories
part |61 pages
The Economic Interpretation