Author: World BankPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Recovery Or Relapse in the World Economy? : Population Change and Development ; Population Data Supplement ; World Development Indicators
Author: World BankWorld Development Report 1984
Author: World Development Report 1984
Author: World BankPublisher: World Bank Publications
ISBN: 0195204603
Category : Capital movements
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Long-term needs and sustained effort are underlying themes in this year's report. As with most of its predecessors, it is divided into two parts. The first looks at economic performance, past and prospective. The second part is this year devoted to population - the causes and consequences of rapid population growth, its link to development, why it has slowed down in some developing countries. The two parts mirror each other: economic policy and performance in the next decade will matter for population growth in the developing countries for several decades beyond. Population policy and change in the rest of this century will set the terms for the whole of development strategy in the next. In both cases, policy changes will not yield immediate benefits, but delay will reduce the room for maneuver that policy makers will have in years to come.
Population Change and Economic Development
Author: World BankPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195204841
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Derived from the IWorld Development Report 1984, this text focuses on population change and development and shows how policy actions can slow down rapid population growth.
Population Policies and Economic Development
Author: World BankPublisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
This report provides information on world population growth; its impact on efforts to combat poverty and improve standards of living; its effects on the availability of food and other natural resources; and its policy implications for governments and the international community. The study's main focus is on the relationship between population growth and economic development - and on government policies required to bring about a reduction in fertility. Its central conclusion is that high rates of population growth and the massive poverty which burdens most of the developing world, despite remarkable economic growth in the aggregate, are mutually reinforcing, resulting in a vicious circle which can be broken only by a direct and simultaneous attack on both fronts. The problem is how to mount such an attack effectively, and to do so in time to forestall the most serious consequences implict in the data this report contains. That question is the object of a series of interrelated studies, of which this is one, that are being carried out by the World Bank and associated institutions in an effort to clarify the options available to policy-makers and to stimulate necessary additional research on the part of others.
The Development Data Book
Author: Katherine SheramPublisher:
ISBN: 9780821311189
Category : Economic indicators.
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
This data book presents statistics on countries with populations of more than one million. The statistics relate to economic development and the changes it is bringing about in the world. These statistics are measures of social and economic conditions in developing and industrial countries. Five indicators of economic development are presented, including color-coded maps and charts for clarification. Many charts present changes between 1965 and 1986, the year of the most current data. Section 1, "Life Expectancy," addresses the proportion of deaths by age, the percentage of infants surviving the first year of life, and life expectancy at birth. Section 2, "Primary School Enrollment Rate," covers primary school enrollment rates (1965 and 1985), male/female enrollment rates in developing countries (1965 and 1985), and persistence in primary school (1980-1985). Section 3, "Population Growth Rate," charts growth in developing and industrial countries (1950-1986); population size, average annual growth, and average annual increase in developing countries (1965-1986); and population projections for 1986 and 2000. Section 4, "GNP per Capita," deals with gross national product, population, and GNP per capita; their growth between 1965-1980 and 1980-1986; and the distribution of world population by GNP per capita (1986). Section 5, "Merchandise Exports," analyzes the value of merchandise exports from developing and industrial countries (1960, 1981, 1986), the structure of merchandise exports of developing countries (1965 and 1986), and the flow of money into and out of developing countries (1960s and 1980s). Each section discusses relevant background information and recent developments. Sixteen indicators for 129 countries are presented in a data table. A glossary of terms is included. (GEA)
The Journal of Developing Areas
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Developing countries
Languages : en
Pages : 608
Book Description
Childlessness in Bangladesh
Author: Papreen NaharPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000452484
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
This book examines the intersectionality and stratified lived experience of rural poor and urban middle-class childless women in Bangladesh. Childless women in Bangladesh, an over-populated country where fertility control is the primary focus of health policy, are all but non-existent. Papreen Nahar offers an alarming account of stigma, abuse, ostracism and violence against these women, sharing their experiences of marginalisation in a culture that idealises motherhood. In such a reality, the experience of childlessness, particularly for women, can be much more severe than what is defined as ‘infertility’ in the biomedical sense. As childlessness is a complex interaction between biology, society and culture, the book illustrates the ways in which infertility transforms a health problem into social suffering. Although Bangladeshi childless women are systematically excluded by various structural forces, it appears they do not succumb to their circumstances; rather, they develop resilience and agency to become survivors of their new, albeit bleak, lives. The volume will be of interest to scholars working in anthropology, reproductive and women’s health, global health, gender studies, development studies and Asian studies.
Aanwinsten van de Centrale Bibliotheek (Queteletfonds)
Author: Bibliothèque centrale (Fonds Quetelet)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 984
Book Description
Population Growth and Economic Development in Low Income Countries
Author: Ansley Johnson CoalePublisher:
ISBN: 9781258303228
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description