Disarming the population bomb

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-132

  Valentine, Scott Victor ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Economic policy; Overpopulation; Poverty alleviation; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; INHIBITION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 79952067874     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504500903478769     Document Type: Article

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