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The great population spike and after : reflections on the 21st century / W.W. Rostow.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.Description: 1 online resource (x, 228 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1423759826
  • 9781423759829
  • 1602562318
  • 9781602562318
  • 1280470313
  • 9781280470318
  • 9786610470310
  • 6610470316
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Great population spike and after.DDC classification:
  • 304.6 21
LOC classification:
  • HB849.53 .R67 1998eb
Online resources:
Contents:
ONE: The Framework; TWO: Population and the Stages of Growth; THREE: Technology and Investment; FOUR: Relative Prices; FIVE: Cycles; SIX: The Limits to Growth; SEVEN: The Role of the United States in the Post-Cold War World; EIGHT: The Critical Margin and America's Inner Cities; NINE: Conclusions; Appendix A: A Historical Analogy; Appendix B: The Demography of the People's Republic of China; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.
Summary: This text presents the views of economist Walt W. Rostow, on what problems and prospects the world is likely to face in the year 2050. Central to his theory is his argument that the population of the world, after a growth from the year 1176 up to 2050, will achieve zero growth by 2100.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.

This text presents the views of economist Walt W. Rostow, on what problems and prospects the world is likely to face in the year 2050. Central to his theory is his argument that the population of the world, after a growth from the year 1176 up to 2050, will achieve zero growth by 2100.

ONE: The Framework; TWO: Population and the Stages of Growth; THREE: Technology and Investment; FOUR: Relative Prices; FIVE: Cycles; SIX: The Limits to Growth; SEVEN: The Role of the United States in the Post-Cold War World; EIGHT: The Critical Margin and America's Inner Cities; NINE: Conclusions; Appendix A: A Historical Analogy; Appendix B: The Demography of the People's Republic of China; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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