Population, capital, and growth

W. W. Norton

1973

342 p.

Contents: Population and economic growth -- Economic capacity and population growth -- Economic aspects of fertility trends in the less-developed countries -- Capital formation in modern economic growth (and some implications for the past ) -- Modern economic growth : findings and reflections -- Innovations and adjustments in economic growth -- Notes on stage of economic growth as a system determinant -- Data for quantitative economic analysis : problems of demand and supply -- The gap : concept, measurement, trends -- Problems in comparing recent growth rates for developed and less-developed countries.

Collection of articles and essays on the influence of population on economic growth - contains an historical perspective of capital formation, outlines the broader features of modern economic development, examines economic implications of fertility trends in developing countries and recent changes in the gap between developed countries and poorer countries, and discusses problems of economic research and the generation of economic indicators. References and statistical tables.

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