Population Growth and Economic Development

by Ansley J. Coale and Edgar M. Hoover

Book Overview

The main contribution of this book lies in its focus on real alternatives in future population growth. At some time-taken as 1956 in India for this case study-a low-income country may have the option of effectively promoting the reduction of fertility, or (by inaction) of permitting fertility to remain at high levels. This book clearly shows the nature and extent of the economic gains resulting from fertility reduction. Since most low-income areas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691626391
• ISBN13: 9780691626390
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"