Population and Development in Poor Countries: Selected Essays

by Julian L. Simon

Book Overview

Making the case that population growth does not hinder economic progress and that it eventually raises standards of living, Julian Simon became one of the most controversial figures in economics during the past decade. This book gathers a set of articles--theoretical, empirical, and policy analyses--written over the past twenty years, which examine the effects of population increase on various aspects of economic development in less-developed economies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691609101
• ISBN13: 9780691609102
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 484 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"