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International Political Economy and Political Demography: An Interdisciplinary Exploration

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The authors of this chapter seek to further our knowledge of economic growth, change and conflict. They build a general model that offers a new perspective on politics. It shows that economic development is a complex socioeconomic process involving multiple factors within a dynamic, nonlinear relationship. Their model synthesizes diverse ideas from politics, economics and demography and helps us understand problems such as income inequality and major conflict.

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Physical Capital Baby Boom Economic Recovery Poverty Trap Develop Society 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Political ScienceUniversity of Central FloridaOrlando, FLUSA
  2. 2.Politics and International RelationsRoger Williams UniversityBristol, RIUSA

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