Bigger or better? : Australia's population debate / Ian Lowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowe, Ian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Demography--Australia.

Demography.

Australia--Population.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Place of Publication:

St. Lucia, Queensland : University of Queensland Press, 2012.

Summary:

A comprehensive and detailed analysis of the controversial debate about Australia's population numbers, this book clarifies the subject and addresses the many misconceptions. It provides a historic account of Australia's population growth and a study of official data while examining the components of that growth in detail, including birth rates and immigration as well as the more recent trend of an aging population. In addition, this thorough account also discusses the motives of the interested parties, both those who promote population growth

Contents:

Cover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 - A brief history of Australia's population numbers; 2 - What a larger population will do to our resources and environment; 3 - How the numbers affect our society and the economy; 4 - The benefits of stabilising the population; 5 - Who's who in the population debate, and what are their agendas; 6 - The politics of population growth; Summary and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7022-4806-1

OCLC:

811507492