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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821007703321

Titolo

Population and development : the demographic transition / / Tim Dyson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2010

[London, England] : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2022

ISBN

1-350-22181-3

1-84813-913-6

1-282-90339-X

9786612903397

1-84813-912-8

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Disciplina

304.6

Soggetti

Population - Economic aspects

Population - Economic aspects - History

Economic development - Social aspects

Development studies

Human geography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

About the author; Figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Preface; Glossary; PART ONE: Introduction; 1 -- Introduction; 2 -- The demographic transition -- origins, processes, effects; 3 -- World population and the transition; PART TWO: The processes of the demographic transition; 4 -- The demographic transition -- facts and theory; 5 -- Urbanization and the transition; PART THREE: The effects of the demographic transition; 6 -- Social effects of the transition; 7 -- Economic and political effects; PART FOUR: Conclusion; 8 -- Conclusions, discussion, the future; Appendix: remarks on data and approach.

Sommario/riassunto

Population and Development offers an expert guide on the demographic transition, from its origins in Enlightenment Europe through to the rest of the world. Tim Dyson examines how, while the



phenomenon continues to cause unsustainable population growth with serious economic and environmental implications, its processes have underlain previous periods of sustained economic growth, helped to liberate women from the domestic domain, and contributed greatly to the rise of modern democracy.