How the World Survived the Population Bomb: Lessons From 50 Years of Extraordinary Demographic History

Demography

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1231-1262

  Lam, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic transition; Food; Population growth; Poverty; Resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 82355163799     PISSN: 00703370     EISSN: 15337790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13524-011-0070-z     Document Type: Article

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