Population and Development
The Search for Selective Interventions
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2011
Book
Hardback
494 pages
978-1-61726-046-9 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 2011. This book grew out of a project initiated by Resources for the Future to search for selective interventions into the development process that in turn might speed the course of fertility decline in developing countries. The result is a volume the authors hope will find wide use, not only by researchers and serious students of population problems, but also by administrators and policy makers.
Reviews / Votes
'Although many of the papers contain original empirical work, the book also serves a well-integrated and comprehensive survey of the various aspects of population and development that were singled out for attention.'Journal of Economic Literature
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
901 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61726-046-9 (9781617260469)
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Person
Ridker, Ronald G.
Content
Preface, 1. PERSPECTIVES ON POPULATION POLICY AND RESEARCH, 2. INCOME, WEALTH, AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION AS POLICY TOOLS IN FERTILITY CONTROL, 3. DIRECT ECONOMIC COSTS AND VALUE OF CHILDREN, 4. THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CHILDREN IN PEASANT AGRICULTURE, 5. EDUCATION AND HUMAN FERTILITY: SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES,6. POPULATION GROWTH AND EDUCATIONAL POLICIES: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, 7. THE EFFECTS OF NUTRITION AND HEALTH ON FERTILITY: HYPOTHESES, EVIDENCE, AND INTERVENTIONS, 8. INTERRELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MORTALITY AND FERTILITY, 9. THE ROLES OF RURAL WOMEN: FEMALE SECLUSION, ECONOMIC PRODUCTION, AND REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE, 10. FEMALE EMPLOYMENT CREATION AND FAMILY SIZE, 11. MASS MEDIA AND MODERN CONSUMER GOODS: THEIR SUITABILITY FOR POLICY INTERVENTIONS TO DECREASE FERTILITY, 12. RESIDENTIAL LOCATION AND FERTILITY, References, Conference Participants