Pipe dreams and tunnel visions: economists and Australian population debates before the Baby Boom
Description
Australia is notably, if not notoriously, a land of much space but few people. Its population density is, correspondingly, almost the lowest of any country in the world: only Namibia and Mongolia record a lower figure. Australia’s extreme divergence from the common human experience has been a magnet for strong reactions; and Australia’s small population has frequently judged either being a failing or a blessing. Economists, however, have in the past two generations tended to keep their silence...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research School of Economics (RSE) |
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Date published: | 2012-03 |
Type: | Working/Technical Paper |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/9299 |
Access Rights: | Open Access |
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