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A Concise History of World Population
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List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. 1. The Space and Strategy of Demographic Growth. 1 Humans and Animals. 2 Divide and Multiply. 3 Jacopo Bichi and Domenica Del Buono, Jean Guyon and Mathurine Robin. 4 Reproduction and Survival. 5 The Space of Growth. 6 Environmental Constraints. 7 A Few Figures. 2. Demographic Growth: Between Choice and Constraint. 1 Constraint, Choice, Adaptation. 2 From Hunters to Farmers: The Neolithic Demographic Transition. 3 Black Death and Demographic Decline in Europe. 4 The Tragedy of the American Indios: Old Microbes and New Populations. Africa, America, and the Slave Trade. 6 The French Canadians: A Demographic Success Story. 7 Ireland and Japan: Two Islands, Two Histories. 8 On the Threshold of the Contemporary World: China and Europe. 3. Land, Labor, and Population. 1 Diminishing Returns and Demographic Growth. 2 Historical Confirmations. 3 Demographic Pressure and Economic Development. 4 More on Demographic Pressure and Development: Examples from the Stone Age to the Present Day. 5 Space, Land, and Development. 6 Population Size and Prosperity. 7 Increasing or Decreasing Returns?. 4. Toward Order and Efficiency: The Recent Demography of Europe and the Developed World. 1 From Waste to Economy. 2 From Disorder to Order: The Lengthening of Life. 3 From High to Low Fertility. 4 European Emigration: A Unique Phenomenon. 5 A Summing Up: The Results of the Transition. 6 Theoretical Considerations on the Relationship between Demographic and Economic Growth. 7 More on the Relationship between Demographic and Economic Growth: Empirical Observations. 5. The Populations of Poor Countries. 1 An Extraordinary Phase. 2 The Conditions of Survival. 3 A Brief Geography of Fertility. 4 The Conditions and Prospects for Fertility Decline and Demographic Policy. 5 India and China. 6 Fertilia and Sterilia. 7 Explaining a Paradox. 6. The Future. 1 Population and Self-Regulation. 2 The Numbers of the Future. 3 The North--South Divide and International Migration. 4 On Sustainability of Extended Survival. 5 The Moving Limits. 6 The Emerging Limits: Resources. 7 The Emerging Limits: Environment. 8 Calculations and Values. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index
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