Sociology & Social Policy

Population in History..

Population in History..

Population in History..

Why, after several decades of helping poor countries improve their standard of living, is poverty still the rule? This is a provocative examination of international efforts to regulate fertility rates, and of the influence of aid and liberal policies on world population growth...

Integrating research from anthropology, biology, and history, this provocative, brilliant book proposes a theory of demographic equilibrium. The author's hypothesis is that human beings, like many other species, are able to adjust their population numbers to the carrying capacity of the environment...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Populism is the first introduction to the theme of populism. It will introduce the principal theories, definitions, models and contemporary debates. A number of global case studies (Russian populism, Latin American populism and Italian populism) will be used to illustrate the concept. Populism: An I..

Populism is the first introduction to the theme of populism. It will introduce the principal theories, definitions, models and contemporary debates. A number of global case studies (Russian populism, Latin American populism and Italian populism) will be used to illustrate the concept. Populism: An I..

This book argues that the current outburst of anti-populist anxiety is symptomatic of a loss of faith in democracy and in the ability of the demos to assume the role of responsible citizens. Distrust of the people and of parliamentary sovereignty is reinforced by the concern that, on its own, libera..