The Great Population Spike and After: Reflections on the 21st Century

by W.W. Rostow

Book Overview

Midway through the eighteenth century, the rate of growth for the world's population was roughly at zero. Immediately after World War II, it was just above 2 percent. Ever since, it has fallen steadily. This new book, the latest offering from a distinguished expert on international economics, tells readers what this stagnation or fall in population will mean--economically, politically, and historically--for the nations of the world.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195116917
• ISBN13: 9780195116915
• Release Date: July 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

good read, good data, and good conculusions

This book provides a good overview of demographic trends. The focus is primarily on the US, but presents data from countries around the world, and compares relative states in population differences. The forward looking conclusions about the impact of demographic trends are a good read, and seem spot on. The work on the Kondratieff cycle is well done, easy to read, and fits well with the cycles of innovation. I'd suggest this book.