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Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Tie Between Population Growth and Affluence Probed


In the past 39 years, the United States has added 100 million people — the biggest population spurt in its history. At the same time, America has sustained greater economic growth than any civilization before it. Is there a link? (Christian Science Monitor, Tuesday)

The answer has long been available to anyone willing to listen.

FEE Timely Classic
New Dimensions of Population Growth by Russell Shannon