Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 780
Book Description
Asia-Pacific Population Journal
Author: World Population Monitoring 1996
Author: United Nations. Secretariat. Population DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
This report consists of eight chapters covering the following topics--entry into reproductive life; reproductive behavior; contraception; abortion; maternal mortality and morbidity; sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS; reproductive rights; and population information, education, and communication. Twenty-five tables provide indicators of the current demographic situation in major regions, as well as data on population size and growth, population distribution, and fertility and mortality levels. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Demographic Dividend
Author: David BloomPublisher: Rand Corporation
ISBN: 0833033735
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
There is long-standing debate on how population growth affects national economies. A new report from Population Matters examines the history of this debate and synthesizes current research on the topic. The authors, led by Harvard economist David Bloom, conclude that population age structure, more than size or growth per se, affects economic development, and that reducing high fertility can create opportunities for economic growth if the right kinds of educational, health, and labor-market policies are in place. The report also examines specific regions of the world and how their differing policy environments have affected the relationship between population change and economic development.
United Nations Publications
Author: Index to International Statistics
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Category : International agencies
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
International Population Reports
Author: An Aging World
Author: Kevin G. KinsellaPublisher: Bureau of Census
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Provides statistical information on the worldwide population of people 65 years old or older.
No Paradise Yet
Author: Judith MirskyPublisher: Zed Books
ISBN: 9781856499224
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
This is a review of where the women of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean stand on key social and cultural issues. What progress have women in particular countries made? How do social pressures, cultural expectations and continuing poverty hold back effective recognition of their rights? What prospects, as a result of continuing research, activism by women's organizations and measures by government, does the next generation hold out of for further progress in women's social position?
The Sex Sector
Author: Lin Lean LimPublisher: International Labour Organization
ISBN: 9789221095224
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
This book includes case studies from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, showing prostitution's well organized and highly diversified economic bases, and explaining why it is difficult for policymakers and legislators to define a clear legal stance on adult prostitution, or to implement effective social programs.
Endangered Daughters
Author: Elizabeth CrollPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134538839
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
This unique and groundbreaking book seeks to re-focus gender debate onto the issue of daughter discrimination - a phenomenon still hidden and unacknowledged across the world. It asks the controversial question of why millions of girls do not appear to be surviving to adulthood in contemporary Asia. In the first major study available of this emotive and sensitive issue, Elisabeth Croll investigates the extent of discrimination against female children in Asia and shifts the focus of attention firmly from son-preference to daughter-discrimination. This book brings together demographic data and anthropological field studies to reveal the multiple ways in which girls are disadvantaged, from excessive child mortality to the withholding of health care and education on the basis of gender. Focusing especially on China and India, the book reveals the surprising coincidence of increasing daughter discrimination with rising economic development, declining fertility and the generally improved status of women in East and South Asia. Essential reading for all those interested in gender in contemporary society.