The great population spike and after : reflections on the 21st century / W.W. Rostow.

By: Rostow, W. W. (Walt Whitman), 1916-2003 Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1998. Description: x, 228 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0195116917 (acidfree paper); 9780195116915Subject(s): Population forecasting | Economic forecasting | Population -- Economic aspects | Twenty-first century -- ForecastsDDC classification: 304.6 LOC classification: HB849.53 | .R67 1998Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC The Framework -- Population and the Stages of Growth -- Technology and Investment -- Relative Prices -- Cycles -- The Limits to Growth -- The Role of the United States in the Post-Cold War World -- The Critical Margin and America's Inner Cities -- A Historical Analogy -- The Demography of the People's Republic of China.

Summary: "Midway through the eighteenth century, the rate of growth for the world's population was roughly at zero. Immediately after World War II, it was just above 2 percent. Ever since, it has fallen steadily. This new book, the latest offering from a distinguished expert on international economics, tells readers what this stagnation or fall in population will mean - economically, politically, and historically - for the nations of the world." "This study asserts that the United States is not the "last remaining superpower" but the "critical margin" without whose support no constructive action on the world scene can succeed. Rostow takes the view that world peace will depend on our government's ability to assume responsibly this "critical margin" role."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU MPRHGD Corner	Non-fiction	304.6 ROG 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		27127
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU MPRHGD Corner	Non-fiction	304.6 ROG 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Available		27203

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-219) and index.

TOC The Framework --
Population and the Stages of Growth --
Technology and Investment --
Relative Prices --
Cycles --
The Limits to Growth --
The Role of the United States in the Post-Cold War World --
The Critical Margin and America's Inner Cities --
A Historical Analogy --
The Demography of the People's Republic of China.

"Midway through the eighteenth century, the rate of growth for the world's population was roughly at zero. Immediately after World War II, it was just above 2 percent. Ever since, it has fallen steadily. This new book, the latest offering from a distinguished expert on international economics, tells readers what this stagnation or fall in population will mean - economically, politically, and historically - for the nations of the world." "This study asserts that the United States is not the "last remaining superpower" but the "critical margin" without whose support no constructive action on the world scene can succeed. Rostow takes the view that world peace will depend on our government's ability to assume responsibly this "critical margin" role."--Jacket.

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