Population and economy : from hunger to modern economic growth / edited by T. Bengtsson and O. Saito.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bengtsson, Tommy.

Saitō, Osamu, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Population.

Population--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

viii, 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

This book of collected essays--an outcome of an A-session held at the 12th International Congress of Economic History in Madrid, 1998--sets a new standard in an active and influential field of research. The contributors go beyond the conventional European and North American geographical boundaries, bringing out new empirical findings and developing new arguments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198296533

OCLC:

44502467