Economic and demographic relationships in development ester boserup essays selected and introduced by t paul schultz the johns hopkins university press baltimore and london contents introduction by t paul schultz 1 part i economic development and demographic trends agricultural growth and population change 11 the impact of scarcity and . Various essays on economic and demographic relationships in development are selected and introduced by t p schultz the aim is to explain how the process of modern economic growth is influenced by demographic and technical changes the book is divided into 5 sections the first section examines economic development and demographic trends it consists of 7 essays considering the interplay of. The first seven essays emphasize the relationships between agriculture and population while the next four are concerned with food supplies other essays address the role of women in economic development the determinants of fertility in low income countries economic development in africa and public policy issues isbn 0 8018 3929 7 4500. Economic and demographic relationships in development book read reviews from worlds largest community for readers