Population And Poverty In The Developing World

Author : Massimo Livi-Bacci,Gustavo De Santis
Publisher : Clarendon Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1999-04-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191583780

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Population and Poverty in the Developing World by Massimo Livi-Bacci,Gustavo De Santis Pdf

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.

Author : Nancy Birdsall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Birth control
ISBN : UCSC:32106013969792

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Population and Poverty in the Developing World by Nancy Birdsall Pdf

Author : Nancy Birdsall,Allen C. Kelley,Steven W. Sinding
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 457 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199244072

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Population Matters by Nancy Birdsall,Allen C. Kelley,Steven W. Sinding Pdf

The effect of demography on economic performance has been the subject of intense debate in economics for nearly two centuries. In recent years opinion has swung between the Malthusian views of Coale and Hoover, and the cornucopian views of Julian Simon. Unfortunately, until recently, data weretoo weak and analytical models too limited to provide clear insights into the relationship. As a result, economists as a group have not been clear or conclusive.This volume, which is based on a collection of papers that heavily rely on data from the 1980s and 1990s and on new analytical approaches, sheds important new light on demographic--economic relationships, and it provides clearer policy conclusions than any recent work on the subject. In particular,evidence from developing countries throughout the world shows a pattern in recent decades that was not evident earlier: countries with higher rates of population growth have tended to see less economic growth. An analysis of the role of demography in the "Asian economic miracle" strongly suggeststhat changes in age structures resulting from declining fertility create a one-time "demographic gift" or window of opportunity, when the working age population has relatively few dependants, of either young or old age, to support. Countries which recognize and seize on this opportunity can, as theAsian tigers did, realize healthy bursts in economic output. But such results are by no means assured: only for countries with otherwise sound economic policies will the window of opportunity yield such dramatic results. Finally, several of the studies demonstrate the likelihood of a causalrelationship between high fertility and poverty. While the direction of causality is not always clear and very likely is reciprocal (poverty contributes to high fertility and high fertility reinforces poverty), the studies support the view that lower fertility at the country level helps create apath out of poverty for many families.Population Matters represents an important further step in our understanding of the contribution of population change to economic performance. As such, it will be a useful volume for policymakers both in developing countries and in international development agencies.

Author : Sita Ram Singh
Publisher : APH Publishing
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 817648802X

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Poverty Alleviation in the Third World by Sita Ram Singh Pdf

With particular reference to India.

Author : Nancy Birdsall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Birth control
ISBN : OCLC:476528024

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Population and Poverty in the Developing World by Nancy Birdsall Pdf

Author : Nancy Birdsall,Charles C. Griffin
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Poblacion - Paises en desarrollo
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Population Growth, Externalities, and Poverty by Nancy Birdsall,Charles C. Griffin Pdf

Author : Dennis A. Ahlburg,Allen C. Kelley,Karen Oppenheim Mason
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783662032398

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The Impact of Population Growth on Well-being in Developing Countries by Dennis A. Ahlburg,Allen C. Kelley,Karen Oppenheim Mason Pdf

This book examines the nature and significance of the impact of population growth on the weIl-being of developing countries-in particular, the effects on economic growth, education, health, food supply, housing, poverty, and the environment. In addition, because family planning programmes often significantly affect population growth, the study examines the impacts of family planning on fertility and health, and the human rights implications of family planning programmes. In considering the book's conclusions about the impact of population growth on development, four caveats should be noted. First, the effects of population growth vary from place to place and over time. Thus, blanket statements about overall effects often cannot be made. Where possible, the authors note the contexts in which population effects are strongest and weakest. Second, all of the outcomes examined in this book are influenced by factors other than population growth. Moreover, the impact of population growth may itself vary according to the presence or absence of other factors. This again makes bl anket statements about the effects of population growth difficult. Throughout the chapters, the authors try to identify other relevant factors that influence the outcomes we discuss or that influence the impact of population growth on those outcomes.

Author : O.G. Simmons
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781468455144

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Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World by O.G. Simmons Pdf

Until the early to mid-1970s, social scientists in the fields of population and development were largely going their own ways. Demographers relied almost exclusively on demographic transition theory as their para digm for understanding the role of development in population change and fertility decline. Conversely, most development economists and other specialists were certainly aware of the constraints placed upon development objectives by population growth. However, the main de velopment theories paid little attention to population and the implica tions of population growth for development. Indeed it was not until after the World Population Conference in Bucharest in 1974 that the interaction of population and development became a serious and pur posive theme for social scientific study. Accordingly, since about the mid-1970s, an extensive literature in the field of population and develop ment has been generated. And in 1975, under the auspices of The Popu lation Council, the journal Population and Development Review was found ed, a journal which in the past decade has developed into the premier publication in the world for work in this area. But our understanding of development as it refers to change in Third World countries remained fragmented. Moreover, our understanding of the linkages and interac tions between population and development was very limited. It is in this regard that Ozzie Simmons's Perspectives on Development and Population Growth in the Third World will certainly have an impact.

Author : Rebecca Surender,Robert Walker
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781849809931

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Social Policy in a Developing World by Rebecca Surender,Robert Walker Pdf

ÔThis volume makes a valuable contribution to the dynamic and expanding field of scholarship on social policy in developing countries. In combining analytical frameworks used in comparative social policy analysis with an examination of key areas of policy and provision in selected countries, it will be a key resource for anyone interested in current debates in international social policy and welfare.Õ Ð Nicola Yeates, Open University, UK There is increasing interest in the significance of social policy in the management of welfare and risk in the developing world. This volume provides a critical analysis of the challenges and opportunities facing social protection systems in the global south, and examines current strategies for addressing poverty and welfare needs in the region. In particular, the text explores the extent to which the analytic models and concepts for the study of social policy in the industrialised North are relevant in a developing country context. The volume analyses the various institutions, actors, instruments and mechanisms involved in the welfare arrangements of developing countries and provides a study of the contexts, development and future trajectory of social policy in the global South. The bookÕs comparative and interdisciplinary approach will be of interest to anyone involved in social policy research and analysis and current welfare debates.

Author : Richard E. Bilsborrow
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Rural Poverty, Migration, and the Environment in Developing Countries by Richard E. Bilsborrow Pdf

Case studies-- of the links between highlands and lowlands in Latin America; of transmigration in Indonesia; and of migration and desertification in the Sudan-- illustrate the relationship between poverty, internal migration, and environmental change in rural areas of developing countries.

Author : Robert Cassen
Publisher : Transaction Publishers
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1412831555

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Population and Development by Robert Cassen Pdf

This volume presents the latest thinking concerning the effect of population growth on economic development and other areas of global concern. The authors address the complex issues that currently face both developed and developing country governments in all areas of population growth, exploring impacts within their country and internationally.

Author : Olesja Büchner
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783638255585

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Population growth and poverty by Olesja Büchner Pdf

Essay from the year 2003 in the subject Sociology - Basics and General, grade: distinction, La Trobe University Melbourne (Sociology), course: Development, Globalization and Culture, 23 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In 2001 the UN had revised its past world population growth prognoses. Already in 2043 and not in 2052, nine billion people will live on earth. (Coiplet, 2001, Homepage). These prognoses are based on the fact that since 1960 the population of the world are more than doubled. In this rapid growth many positive developments are reflected, which improved the life circumstances of many people considerably. Thus the number of child deaths sank drastically worldwide. The life expectancy of 48 years in 1955 has risen to 65 years in 2000. People are on the average healthier and better nourished than ever before. The part of people, who suffer on chronic malnutrition in developing countries, sank in this period from approximately forty to twenty per cent. (DSW, 2001a, Homepage) Simultaneously the natural resources have changed dramatically. Water and air pollution increase as well as the overuse of farmland and the global warming. Besides the world population development creates new social areas of conflict (migration and refugee movements, poverty, etc.), as well as new political and economical conflicts (resource wars, risen gab between poverty and wealth, etc.). This essay examines the development of the world population, their effects on the poverty and malnutrition, the causes of the population explosion and the present national and international activities and projects to contain this problem. [...]

Author : Paul Harrison
Publisher : Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England ; New York, N.Y. : Penguin
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002518301

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Inside the Third World by Paul Harrison Pdf

Monograph on problems of economic and social development and poverty in developing countries - discusses tropical climate and colonialism factors, criticizes adoption of western development theories by local elites, and covers agrarian structure, social conflicts in rural areas, trends in rural migration and urbanization, social implications of industrial development, population growth and malnutrition, political aspects of underdevelopment, etc. Bibliography pp. 439 to 453 and maps.

Author : Ray C. Rist,Frederic P. Martin,Ana MarÃa Fernandez
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781464807046

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Poverty, Inequality, and Evaluation by Ray C. Rist,Frederic P. Martin,Ana MarÃa Fernandez Pdf

The basic premise of this book is that the conversation on the future of development needs to shift from a focus on poverty to that of inequality. The poverty emphasis is in an intellectual and political cul de sac. It does not address the fundamental question of why people are poor nor what can be done structurally and institutionally to reduce and eliminate it. The various chapters illustrate in the context of various countries and sectors around the world, the significant contributions that evaluators can make in terms of improvement of the analytical framework, analysis of the performance and results of specific programs and projects, as well as assessing and designing better public management systems in terms of poverty and inequality reduction. Beyond the specific contributions presented, three characteristics characterize those evaluations to be relevant for poverty and inequality analysis: a global-local approach: Global to move beyond disciplinary boundaries and consider cross-cutting issues, local to account for the diversity of countries, sectors, institutions and cultures considered; a problem-solving orientation: The issue evaluated is the core focus and determines the choice of evaluation methods to analyze this issue from a variety of angles; an evolutionary approach: Chapters presented are from iconoclasts who do not have any pre-established theory or school of thought to defend. This is the result of openness of mind and ability to adapt the analytical framework, the evaluation methods, and the interpretation of results in a constant interaction with the stakeholders. Such characteristics make evaluation a domain that can help understand better complex issues like poverty, inequality, vulnerability, and their interactions as well as propose a relevant and useful theory of change for public policies and projects to improve the plight of a large part of the world population in industrialized and developing countries alike.

Author : Channing Arndt,Finn Tarp
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780198744801

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Measuring Poverty and Wellbeing in Developing Countries by Channing Arndt,Finn Tarp Pdf

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Detailed analyses of poverty and wellbeing in developing countries, based on household surveys, have been ongoing for more than three decades. The large majority of developing countries now regularly conduct a variety of household surveys, and the information base in developing countries with respect to poverty and wellbeing has improved dramatically. Nevertheless, appropriate measurement of poverty remains complex and controversial. This is particularly true in developing countries where (i) the stakes with respect to poverty reduction are high; (ii) the determinants of living standards are often volatile; and (iii) related information bases, while much improved, are often characterized by significant non-sample error. It also remains, to a surprisingly high degree, an activity undertaken by technical assistance personnel and consultants based in developed countries. This book seeks to enhance the transparency, replicability, and comparability of existing practice. In so doing, it also aims to significantly lower the barriers to entry to the conduct of rigorous poverty measurement and increase the participation of analysts from developing countries in their own poverty assessments. The book focuses on two domains: the measurement of absolute consumption poverty and a first order dominance approach to multidimensional welfare analysis. In each domain, it provides a series of flexible computer codes designed to facilitate analysis by allowing the analyst to start from a flexible and known base. The book volume covers the theoretical grounding for the code streams provided, a chapter on 'estimation in practice', a series of 11 case studies where the code streams are operationalized, as well as a synthesis, an extension to inequality, and a look forward.