Population and Poverty in the Developing World (International Studies in Demography) - Hardcover

Book 4 of 11: International Studies in Demography
 
9780198293002: Population and Poverty in the Developing World (International Studies in Demography)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0198293003 ISBN 13: 9780198293002
Publisher: OUP Oxford, 1999

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis

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.

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Publisher
OUP Oxford
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0198293003
ISBN 13 
9780198293002
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
316
Editor
Livi-Bacci Massimo, Santis Gustavo De