The Growth of Population in Eighteenth-Century England: A Critical Reappraisal

The Journal of Economic History

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1993, Pages 743-771

  Razzell, Peter ^a  

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EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; HISTORICAL STUDIES; MORTALITY DECLINE; POPULATION GROWTH;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0027739495     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700051305     Document Type: Article

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