Hogben Political Arithmetic

A Symposium of Population Studies
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-136-52149-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 536 Seiten

Encompassing the areas of economics, sociology, social biology and genetics, and drawing on studies from the UK and Australia, this volume charts and analyses the factors affecting population growth.

Chapters include:

* The international decline in fertility
* The changing structure of the family
* Educational opportunities
* Concepts of race.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hogben, Lancelot

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I - The Survival Minimum

Introduction - Prolegomena to Political Arithmetic

By Lancelot Hogben

1. The International Decline of Fertility

By R.R. Kuczynski

2. The Effect of Present Trends in Fertility and Mortality upon the Future Population of Great Britain and upon its Age Composition

By Enid Charles

3. Differential Fertility in England and Wales During the Past Two Decades

By Enid Charles and Pearl Moshinsky

4. Changes in Fertility in England and Wales, 1851-1931

By D.V. Glass

5. The Changing Structure of the Family in Australia

By Enid Charles

6. Marriage Frequency and Economic Fluctuations in England and Wales, 1851-1934

By D.V. Glass

7. British Demographers' Opinions on Fertility, 1660-1760

By R.R. Kuczynski

Part II - The Recruitment of Social Personnel

Introduction By Lancelot Hogben

8. Ability and Opportunity in English Education

By J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky

9. Ability and Educational Opportunity in relation to Parental Occupation

By J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky

10. Opportunity and the Older Universities

By David V. Glass and J.L. Gray

11. The Relation Between Initial and Maximum Earnings and Differential Fertility of Skilled and Unskilled Wage-Earners

By Enid Charles and David Morgan

12. The Distribution of the Blood-Groups and its Bearing on the Concept of Race

By Allison Davis