In the 1970s and early 1980s, the subject of world population emerged from relative obscurity to become a matter of pressing national and international interest. This volume chronicles that development and updates the fast-changing argument right to the present moment.
The book grew out of a major conference of population experts, economists, demographers, and political figures held by AEI in December 1984. An internationally distinguished group of analysts considered the largest issues of world population trends, including their effect on Third World Development, resource use, famine, environmental quality, education, income, the growth of cities, and so forth. The situations in both the developing and the developed world were considered.
Ben J. Wattenberg is a senior fellow at AEI. Karl Zinsmeister was the editor in chief of The American Enterprise.
Table of Contents
Foreword
- Introduction: The Argument about Supply-Side Demographics
- Are World Population Trends a Problem?
- List of Participants
- Papers
- Commentaries
- Discussion
Statistical Appendix
Further Reading
About the Authors |
