CiNii Books - The State of population theory : forward from Malthus

A theme common to the newly written articles presented in this volume is that demographic theory has lost touch with the reality of its data. The purpose of the book is therefore to marry mathematical rigour with sociological and social awareness to improve both the theory and its application. The contributors are: Esther Boserup, David Coleman, Nancy Howell, Philip Kraeger, Stephen J. Kunitz, R.D. Lee, R.J. Lesthaeghe, Roger Schofield, Richard Smith, J. Simons, Richard Stone, G.N. von Tunzelmann, E.A. Wrigley.

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Introduction: The State of Population Theory
(Roger Schofield and David Coleman)
Population Regulation: A Long-Range View
(David Coleman)
Robert Malthus: An Appreciation
(Richard Stone)
Elegance and Experience: Malthus at the Bar of History
(E.A. Wrigley)
Malthus's Total Population System': A Dynamic Reinterpretation
(G.N. von Tunzelmann)
Malthus and Boserup: A Dynamic Synthesis
(Ronald Demos Lee)
Demographic Regimes as Cultural Systems
(Philip Kreager)
Feedbacks and Buffers in Relation to Scarcity and Abundance: Studies of Hunter-Gatherer Populations
(Nancy Howell)
Transfer Incomes, Risk and Security: The Roles of the Family and the Collectivity in Recent Theories of Fertility Change
(R.M. Smith)
On the Adaptation of Sub-Saharan Systems of Reproduction
(R. Lesthaeghe)
Shifts in the Determinants of Fertility in the Developing World: Environmental, Technical, Economic and Cultural Factors
(Ester Boserup)
Culture, Economy and Reproduction in Contemporary Europe
(John Simons)
Mortality since Malthus
(Stephen J. Kunitz).

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