LEADER 02340nam 2200457Ia 450 001 9910453724603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7022-4806-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000001132000 035 $a(EBL)1027979 035 $a(OCoLC)811507492 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1027979 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1027979 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10598956 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL531709 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001132000 100 $a20111102d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 200 10$aBigger or better?$b[electronic resource] $eAustralia's population debate /$fIan Lowe 210 $aSt. Lucia, Queensland $cUniversity of Queensland Press$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (202 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7022-3909-7 311 $a1-306-00458-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; About the Author; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 - A brief history of Australia's population numbers; 2 - What a larger population will do to our resources and environment; 3 - How the numbers affect our society and the economy; 4 - The benefits of stabilising the population; 5 - Who's who in the population debate, and what are their agendas; 6 - The politics of population growth; Summary and Conclusion; Acknowledgements; Further Reading; Index 330 $aA comprehensive and detailed analysis of the controversial debate about Australia's population numbers, this book clarifies the subject and addresses the many misconceptions. It provides a historic account of Australia's population growth and a study of official data while examining the components of that growth in detail, including birth rates and immigration as well as the more recent trend of an aging population. In addition, this thorough account also discusses the motives of the interested parties, both those who promote population growth 606 $aDemography$zAustralia 607 $aAustralia$xPopulation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDemography 676 $a304.60994 700 $aLowe$b Ian$0876657 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453724603321 996 $aBigger or better$91957520 997 $aUNINA