State and the Stork - The Population Debate and Policy Making in Us History

Zusammenfassung From the colonial era to the present, the ever-shifting debate about America's almost uninterrupted population growth has exerted a profound influence on the evolution of politics, public policy, and economic thinking in the United States. This title explains the ways that population ideas and anxieties have provoked a wide range of policies.

Product details

• Authors: Derek S. Hoff, HOFF DEREK S, Hoff Derek S.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.09.2012
• EAN: 9780226347622
• ISBN: 978-0-226-34762-2
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, HISTORY / Social History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Central / national / federal government policies, Population & demography, Population and Demography, Central government policies