POVERTY, POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Chilosi, Alberto (2008): POVERTY, POPULATION, DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE.

Abstract

The object of the paper is to place the present issues of world poverty, development, demographic change into proper historical perspective, considering the specificities of present times concerning economic and demographic developments, as well as the international relations associated with them. Some speculations concerning possible long run developments conclude the paper.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Development, poverty, distribution, population
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development; P - Economic Systems > P0 - General; N - Economic History > N0 - General

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