| 5 | FOREWORD |
| 7 | INTRODUCTION D. I. Valentey, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| Section One | |
| REGULARITIES OF DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES | |
| 23 | Chapter 1 • HISTORICAL LAWS OF POPULATION DEVELOPMENT D. I. Valentey, D. Sc. (Econ.), G. M. Korostelev, D. Sc. (Philos.), V. I. Kozlov, D. Sc. (Hist.), and N. V. Pankratyeva, Cand. Sc. (Econ.; |
| 49 | Chapter 2 • POPULATION REPRODUCTION L. Y. Darsky, Cand. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 70 | Chapter 3 • POPULATION DISTRIBUTION V. V. Pokshishevsky, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| Section Two | |
| METHODOLOGY OF POPULATION STUDIES | |
| 84 | [introduction.] |
| 85 | Chapter 1 • THE SYSTEM OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT POPULATION D. I. Valentey, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 98 | Chapter 2 • POPULATION GEOGRAPHY S. A. Kovalev, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 108 | Chapter 3 • ETHNICAL DEMOGRAPHY V. I. Kozlov, D. Sc. (Hist.) |
| 120 | Chapter 4 • SOCIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF DEMOGRAPHIC BEHAVIOUR V. A. Sysenko, Cand. Sc. (Philos.) |
| 127 | Chapter 5 • SOCIAL HYGIENE A. M. Merkov, D. Sc. (Med.) |
| Section Three | |
| METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF STUDYING DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS | |
| 135 | [introduction.] |
| 136 | Chapter 1 • STATISTICAL METHODS A. G. Volkov, Cand. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 157 | Chapter 2 • TABLES OF FERTILITY Doctor E. Szabadi (Hungary) |
| 168 | Chapter 3 • MATHEMATICAL MODELS A. Y. Boyarsky, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 200 | Chapter 4 • ECONOMIC AGE PYRAMIDS Doctor E. Valkovics (Hungary) |
| 216 | Chapter 5 • METHODS OF FACTOR ANALYSIS Doctor F. Burgchardt (GDR), Doctor L. Osadnik (GDR) |
| 221 | Chapter 6 • PROBLEMS OF DEMOGRAPHIC FORECASTING B. T. Urlanis, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| Section Four | |
| WORLD POPULATION AND RESOURCES | |
| 228 | [introduction.] |
| 230 | Chapter 1 • WORLD POPULATION GROWTH B. T. Urlanis, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 241 | Chapter 2 • POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT Y. G. Saushkin, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 248 | Chapter 3 • ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES V. P. Kovalevsky, Cand. Sc. (Geog.), A. A. Mints, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 262 | Chapter 4 • FOOD RESOURCES V. P. Kovalevsky, Cand. Sc. (Geog.), A. A. Mints, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 277 | Chapter 5 • LAND RESOURCES V. V. Pokshishevsky, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 285 | Chapter 6 • THE OUTLOOK FOR THE GROWTH OF WORLD POPULATION A. Y. Boyarsky, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| Section Five | |
| CURRENT POPULATION PROBLEMS | |
| 295 | Chapter 1 • DEMOGRAPHIC INVESTMENTS A. Y. Kvasha, Cand. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 303 | Chapter 2 • SOCIAL PRODUCTION—PERSONAL NEEDS—NATALITY R. S. Rotova, Cand. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 313 | Chapter 3 • THE “AGEING” OF POPULATION Prof. E. Rosset (Poland) |
| 326 | Chapter 4 • PROBLEMS OF MODERN URBANISATION B. S. Khorev, D. Sc. (Geog.) |
| 342 | Chapter 5 • DEMOGRAPHIC PROCESSES IN THE SOCIALIST COUNTRIES OF EUROPE V. V. Bodrova, Cand. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 354 | Chapter 6 • POPULATION PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Y. N. Guzevaty, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 364 | Chapter 7 • “FAMILY PLANNING” PROGRAMMES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Y. N. Guzevaty, D. Sc. (Econ.) |
| 371 | Chapter 8 • WARS AND POPULATION E. A. Arab-Ogly, Cand. Sc. (Philos.) |
| Section Six | |
| BOURGEOIS POPULATION THEORIES | |
| 384 | Chapter 1 • THE EVOLUTION OF MALTHUSIANISM B. Y. Smulevich, D. Sc. (Med.) |
| 394 | Chapter 2 • SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES OF POPULATION B. Y. Smulevich, D. Sc. (Med.) |
| 400 | Chapter 3 • THE APOLOGETIC ROLE OF MODERN BOURGEOIS DEMOGRAPHY A. P. Sudoplatov, Cand. Sc. (Econ.’ |
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