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Front Matter i-xii
Introduction 1-10
1 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of exhaustible resources? 11-17
2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources? 18-34
3 Will slower population growth alleviate pollution and the degradaton of the natural environment? 35-39
4 Will slower population growth lead to more capital per worker, thereby increasing per worker output and consumption? 40-46
5 Do lower population densities lead to lower per capita incomes via a reduced stimulus to technological innovation and reduced exploitation economies of scale in production and infrastructure? 47-52
6 Will slower population growth increase per capita levels of schooling and health? 53-61
7 Will slower population growth decrease the degree of inequality in the distribution of income? 62-65
8 Will slower population growth facilitate the absorption of workers into the modern economic sector and alleviate problems of urban growth? 66-77
9 Can a couple's fertility behavior impose costs on society at large? 78-84
Conclusion 85-93
References 94-104
Index 105-108

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Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions (1986)

Chapter: 3 Will slower population growth alleviate pollution and the degradaton of the natural environment?

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Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions (1986)

Chapter: 3 Will slower population growth alleviate pollution and the degradaton of the natural environment?