Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions (1986)

Chapter: 2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.

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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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Suggested Citation: "2 Will slower population growth increase the growth rate of per capita income through increasing per capita availability of renewable resources?." National Research Council. 1986. Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy Questions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/620.
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