Political arithmetic : a symposium of population studies / edited by Lancelot Hogben.

Based on inquiries undertaken by the Department of social biology in the University of London.

"First published in 1938."

Includes bibliographical references.

Prolegomena to Political Arithmetic / Lancelot Hogben -- International Decline of Fertility / R.R. Kuczynski -- The Effect of Present Trend in Fertility and Mortality upon the Future Population of Great Britain and upon its Age Composition / Enid Charles -- Differential Fertility in England and Wales during the Past Two Decades / Enid Charles and Pearl Moshinsky -- Changes in Fertility in England and Wales, 1851 to 1931 / D.V. Glass -- The Changing Structure of the Family in Australia / Enid Charles -- Marriage Frequency and Economic Fluctuations in England and Wales, 1851 to 1934 / D. V. Glass -- British Demographers' Opinions on Fertility, 1660 to 1760 / R.R. Kuczynski -- Ability and Opportunity in English Education / J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky -- Ability and Educational Opportunity in Relation to Parental Occupation / J.L. Gray and Pearl Moshinsky -- Opportunity and the Older Universities / David V. Glass and J.L. Gray -- The Relation between Initial and Maximum Earnings and Differential Fertility of Skilled and Unskilled wage-Earners / Enid Charles and David Morgan -- The Distribution of the Blood-Groups and its bearing on the Concept of Race / Allison Davis.

Encompassing the areas of economics, sociology, social biology and genetics, and drawing on studies from the UK and Australia, this volume charts and analyses the factors affecting population growth. Chapters include: * The international decline in fertility * The changing structure of the family * Educational opportunities * Concepts of race.