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Many historical processes exhibit recurrent patterns of change. Century-long periods of population expansion come before long periods of stagnation and decline; the dynamics of prices mirror population oscillations; and states go through strong expansionist phases followed by periods of state failur...

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Main Authors: Turchin, Peter, 1957- (Author), Nefedov, S. A. (Sergeĭ Aleksandrovich) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Population > Mathematical models.
Economic development > Mathematical models.
Demography > Mathematical models.
Business cycles > Mathematical models.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Demography.
Developpement economique > Modeles mathematiques.
Cycles economiques > Modeles mathematiques.
Demographie > Modeles mathematiques.
Electronic books.
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Summary:Many historical processes exhibit recurrent patterns of change. Century-long periods of population expansion come before long periods of stagnation and decline; the dynamics of prices mirror population oscillations; and states go through strong expansionist phases followed by periods of state failure, endemic sociopolitical instability, and territorial loss. Peter Turchin and Sergey Nefedov explore the dynamics and causal connections between such demographic, economic, and political variables in agrarian societies and offer detailed explanations for these long-term oscillations--what the au.
Physical Description:1 online resource (362 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9781400830688

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