Population Growth and Levels of Consumption: With Special Reference to Countries in Asia

by Belshaw Horace

Overview

Originally published in 1956, this book considers the practical problems of economic development in countries in which the prevailing outlook and a recent or probable increase in population growth make it difficult to escape from a ‘Malthusian situation.’ This book develops a valuable analytical apparatus with which it then examines the problems of capital formation, investment, economies of scale and the effective supply of labour, all in relation to population growth. Social, institutional and cultural factors are integrated with the economic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000923902
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/02/2023
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Demography , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	664 KB

About the Author

Horace Belshaw was Professor of Economics at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Aspects of the Population Situation in Asian Countries 1. The population Situation 2. Demographic Attitudes 3. Some Conclusions Summarily Stated Part 2: Some Fundamental Relations 4. A ‘Development’ Equation 5. Economies of Scale 6. Investment 7. Savings 8. Population and Effective Supply of Labour 9. Innovations: Social Costs and Obstacles 10. Innovations and Growth: Some Requirements Part 3: Conclusions 11. Some Conclusions and Inferences 12. Some Observations on International Aid.

Editorial Reviews

‘…a careful and well-written consideration of the development problem in the heavily populated agrarian economies of Asia that puts the population aspect in its proper perspective.’ Harvey Leibenstein, Journal of Political Economy, Vol 66, No. 1

‘This book is a most valuable contribution…’ Q. M. Fareed, Pakistan Horizon Vol 9, No. 3

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