Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

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Finally, there is the study of population theories ¹. This term should not be confused with theoretical demography (102-5). Population theories are designed to explain or predict the interaction between changes in population and economic, social, psychological or other factors; they include purely conceptual treatments. Population theories occasionally form the basis of population policy ² (cf. §930), which deals with measures designed to influence population changes. More...