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Social criteria for evaluating population change: an alternative to the Blackorby-Donaldson criterion

Y Ng

    Journal of Public Economics
    |April 1, 1986
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    BehaviorCritiqueDecision MakingDemographic FactorsDemographyEthicsMicroeconomic FactorsOptimum PopulationPopulationPopulation DynamicsPopulation SizePopulation TheorySocial SciencesTheoretical StudiesUtility TheoryWorld

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