"How many people should a country have? And should that be a decision made by the state, or left to its citizens? This impressive history of population policies since the 17th century shows the remarkable degree to which all statesâmonarchies, communist, liberal democraciesâhave sought to shape the numbers of their citizens. Documenting how state policies have swung from pro-natal to anti-natal and back in historic waves, Togman shows how pervasive, yet
often ineffective, these policies have been."-Jack A. Goldstone, Hazel Professor of Public Policy, George Mason University
Dr. Richard Togman received his PhD from the University of British Columbia specializing in political demography. Having worked at institutions including the National Defense University, Canadian Armed Forces and the Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Togman brings a wealth of experience to this field. After publishing in a number of leading journals, Dr. Togman founded a company, Rent Panda, in the housing sector to capitalize on his unique insights into
demography and population trends. Political Science at University of British Columbia.