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A Concise History of World Population
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by Massimo Livi-Bacci
Sales Rank: 2288585
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 272 pages
Published by: Wiley-BlackwellEdition: 3rd Edition July 12, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0631223347
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0631223344
Book Dimensions:
9.3 x 6.4 x 1 inches
Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
"This is one of the best recent texts on population changes: it deserves the widest readership." TEGNews <!--end-->
Book Description
The new edition of this standard history of world population has been updated to include projections to the year 2050. It includes a new section on the effects of HIV on mortality and has expanded discussion of the geopolitical implications of demographic increase on different regions of the world.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: A Concise History of World Population (Paperback)
Currently, population studies are often population polemics. Two major groups of scholars make the history of human population a battle ground today. The Neo-Malthusians, following Thomas Malthus (d.1834),and currently represented by Paul Ehrlich and Lester Brown,argue that population growth is dangerous and will deplete the world's resources. Others, beginning with Adam Smith (d.1790) and currently best exemplified in the works of Ester Boserup and Julian Simon, argue that population growth leads to higher standards of living and economic growth. Massimo Livi-Bacci adheres to neither group, but presents a balanced work which examines critically the claims of both sides. Livi-Bacci is one of the great historians of human population of our age. His title suggests that this is a survey of previous studies of population. It is. But it is more than that. It is also a unique work of scholarship. Livi-Bacci presents new work which clarifies and extends our understanding of how population growth has affected past history and how it will continue to affect our lives in the future. It is well written. The style is clear and concise. It is suitable for the generalist as well as the specialist. It is a joy to read. There are only two faults that I feel mar this book. The first is that Livi-Bacci pays less attention to the effects of the Demographic Transition than it seems to merit. The second is that there is no summary bibliography. Yet if one wishes to look at one book which reveals how powerfully human population growth has affected human history, this would be the book to choose.
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