
Population and Poverty in the Developing World
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. April 1999
Book
Hardback
316 pages
978-0-19-829300-2 (ISBN)
Description
The increasing gap between developed and developing world will be one of the most important themes of the 21st century. The contributions contained in this volume take a multidisciplinary approach to the problem, offering a comprehensive review of the theoretical issues and empirical findings that relate to the complex and multidirectional link between poverty and demographic behaviours and outcomes in the contemporary developing world.
The starting point of the volume is an exact definition of poverty. The contributors go on to analyse in the detail its causes and effects, both at the micro and macro level, concentrating on those factors and consequences which relate more directly to the demographic sphere. Population growth, household structure and labour, fertility, AIDS, urbanization, migration, and mortality are amongst the areas covered, with the major themes discussed and elaborated in an introductory overview chapter.
The starting point of the volume is an exact definition of poverty. The contributors go on to analyse in the detail its causes and effects, both at the micro and macro level, concentrating on those factors and consequences which relate more directly to the demographic sphere. Population growth, household structure and labour, fertility, AIDS, urbanization, migration, and mortality are amongst the areas covered, with the major themes discussed and elaborated in an introductory overview chapter.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
640 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-829300-2 (9780198293002)
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Editor
Professor of DemographyProfessor of Demography, University of Florence
Associate Professor of DemographyAssociate Professor of Demography, University of Messina
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. Poverty and the 'Population Problem' ; 3. Population and Poverty: How do they Interact? ; 4. Coping with Poverty: The Biological Impact of Nutririon Insecurity ; 5. Famine, Demography, and Endemic Poverty ; 6. Household Structure and Poverty: What are the Connections? ; 7. High Fertility and Short Birth Spacing: The Poverty Consequences of Family-building Patterns ; 8. The Social Implications of Adolescent Fertility ; 9. Poverty and AIDS: The Vicious Circle ; 10. Household Labour Allocation and Mobility in Times of Crisis ; 11. Rapid Urbanization and the Urban Environment ; 12. The Transition's Population Crisis: Nuptiality, Fertility, and Mortality Changes in Severely Distressed Economies ; References ; Index